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- 135,000 Google employees - 2,000 signed a petition to support Timnit [1] - 2 employees resigned to support Timnit [2] When it comes to voting with your fee
by chronic3802 6y ago
- 135,000 Google employees
- 2,000 signed a petition to support Timnit [1]
- 2 employees resigned to support Timnit [2]
When it comes to voting with your feet, no one actually gives a shit.
[1] https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/04/thousands-petition-google-for-answers-on-timnit-gebru-departure.html https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/04/thousands-petition-google-fo...
[2] https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/04/tech/google-employees-quit/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/04/tech/google-employees-quit/in...
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- bcrosby95 6y agoOf course. Few people are willing to actually put their money where their mouth is.
- dang 6y agoPlease don't post duplicate comments to HN. It strictly lowers signal/noise ratio and makes merging threads a pain.
- disposekinetics 6y agoOr the vast majority supported Google's actions but the social climate is such they worried about the mob coming after them.