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The irony, of course, is that it's a defining feature of some political cohorts to rejoice in getting people fired for things they've said online. I think it's
by dionidium 7y ago
The irony, of course, is that it's a defining feature of some political cohorts to rejoice in getting people fired for things they've said online. I think it's clearly the case that an attempt on one's livelihood is a far more credible violation of "safety" than is, say, public speech on a topic with which you strongly disagree, but it's the latter that's described as such, while the former is often celebrated.
- dionidium 7y agoBy the way, as with so many things, this is something for which there is a pronounced class divide. Upwardly-mobile, highly-educated Hacker Newsers may see a firing as a bump in the road, a legitimate slap on the wrist for bad behavior, but I assure you that working-class people with working-class prospects interpret an attack on their job in the real world as a seriously disproportionate response.