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We all know exactly the kind of people driving this change. We've worked with them. We know how they function on teams and in the office. We know they aren't pa
by schoolornot 6y ago
We all know exactly the kind of people driving this change. We've worked with them. We know how they function on teams and in the office. We know they aren't particularly good at what they do, barring a few exceptions. And we know what they will do to us, to our jobs, and to our companies if we don't bow to their demands.
- oap_bram 6y agoI don't know, seems like a very weird subjective reality you're trying to push in an objective one. I am one of those people, yet I haven't had any significant problems with my work ethic. Pushing a narrative that these people are "gonna do something to us" is a weird one to push. What's gonna happen? We're gonna be kinder to one another? We would want to make people around us happy in a profoundly human way rather than a shallow one? Just to follow you along in your way of thinking. What are "we" gonna do to your job and your companies? I honestly fail to see what you mean.
- cobraetor 6y agoClaiming without evidence that African Americans are offended (not to mention it is patronizing to them) by a term like "master" is subjective reality. Cancel culture, which grand parent is referring to, is real. You will find many anecdotes on Hacker News. Here is one: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21484347 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21484347
- 1123581321 6y agoIf an employer or coworker doesn’t agree to whatever is your latest demand, “you” would start a campaign to get them fired or contact their customers to try to lose them business. Happens regularly.
- oap_bram 6y agoI mean, that would imply you would prefer a term that is in a way discriminatory to a particular group right? Not in bad faith, but it seems you kind off admitted that there is some evil in doing so, and that you're willing to do it. Also, I wouldn't do that. Emancipating an actual workforce or colleagues would be my solution, not making the company suffer under it.
- 1123581321 6y agoNo, but that’s the reasoning you would use, that anyone disagreeing with you must be evil or discriminatory.
- d0100 6y ago> that would imply you would prefer a term that is in a way discriminatory to a particular group right? Here we have an example of how you go about dealing with the issue
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