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Was Damore a bigger guy?
by DenisM 6y ago
Was Damore a bigger guy?
- joshuamorton 6y agoCompared to the generic "woman at Google", I'd argue yes. But even if you disagree in that one case, that doesn't invalidate what I said. It allows upward facing action.
- throwaway894345 6y agoBut it has a pretty bad record of targeting "upward" and those few 'upward' targets suffer much less than the many 'downward' targets. "Ineffective in the best case" is not a very compelling argument.
- joshuamorton 6y agoDoes it? Consider the numerous celebrities, comedians, and even The New York Times. If your argument is that powerful people land on their feet even when they face accountability, then yes that's true. But at least they're facing accountability and the value of powerful people actually having to face consequences when they do bad things can't be understated. It changes the culture of power.
- throwaway894345 6y agoHonestly you're making generic arguments in favor of mob rule. I get the appeal, but it's reprehensible and I can think of precious few things as boring as debating its merits. Let's just say we agree that cancellation is as good as mob rule and part ways.