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> The problem with not defining boundaries Isn't that what a successful socialisation process should equip you with?
by fishnchips 7y ago
> The problem with not defining boundaries
Isn't that what a successful socialisation process should equip you with?
- perl4ever 7y agoHuman society is all about infinite overlapping boundaries and rules for them and games people play and violations thereof. "Successful socialization" is pretty nebulous. I think it's a phrase to imply that some people who are objectively functioning in society "don't count" as socialized. Anybody can be successful in whatever respect until one day they aren't. You can really, really not like any given person, but if you question whether Damore lacked/lacks basic socialization, then what do you make of Martin Shkreli, or Donald Trump? Are you ok until you get sentenced to prison? Or can you be a failure until you become POTUS? If you've failed at basic socialization yet held a six figure job at Google, what would you be if instead you were a supermarket cashier, but with the same beliefs and personality?
- macspoofing 7y agoNo. No socialisation process is going to equip you to maneuver around a bureaucracy with ill-defined boundaries. That's why you need a defined process with rules so that people know where they stand. Damore thought he was in the clear because others posted about controversial positions and the company didn't have any rules about it and seemingly encouraged it. It turns out there were secret unwritten rules that he crossed and cost him his job.