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> Because there's really no such thing as, "apolitical." This a thousand times. I've tried to be apolitical in a "least damage" way, but it is not possible. Y
by buro9 6y ago
> Because there's really no such thing as, "apolitical."
This a thousand times.
I've tried to be apolitical in a "least damage" way, but it is not possible. You are supporting someone who is doing something abhorrent either explicitly or implicitly.
In tech we are huge enablers, and when we support implicitly we need to accept that we are enabling behaviour that all employees would find unacceptable. Whether it is individuals, management, directors, the board - the accountability for that is at all levels but definitely starts and stops at the top.
That employees are left to fight this shows a lack of accountability at the other levels - but it isn't apolitical of the company, no... now the company has chosen to go from implicitly supporting behaviour enabled by them to explicitly supporting that behaviour.
- luckylion 6y ago> You are supporting someone who is doing something abhorrent either explicitly or implicitly. This comment might make somebody have an idea which will then change the world for the worse. Have you supported that idea implicitly? I'd argue no, but if you look at it purely from an consequentialist perspective, then sure, you did. > That employees are left to fight this But they aren't "left to fight" anything. They're asked not to try to use the company to further their personal political goals.
- analyte123 6y agoAll I see here is that you shouldn’t use Grafana if you don’t want to have your service arbitrarily terminated because of a random news article or a couple calls by activists.