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Well there is probably nuance to this as is it is with everything. It's petty. But maybe DHH had a bad day. Or the employee was known for hypocritical takes and

Well there is probably nuance to this as is it is with everything. It's petty. But maybe DHH had a bad day. Or the employee was known for hypocritical takes and this was the last straw. Or maybe it was straight up bullying from DHH and even worse than we know. It's kinda hard to know from the outside.

pm90 5y ago
Having a bad day does not excuse ones actions, especially as the leader of a company. If this individual did think of it as a mistake the logical next step would be to apologize for that and to take actions towards not repeating them. His response was to outlaw any political conversations and ask anyone who disagrees with that extreme policy to leave.
serial_dev 5y ago
Probably the employee was extremely hypocritical. E: Making fun of people's name leads to genocide. DHH: it was wrong to allow this. But it is also not genocide, so let's move on. E: No! Making fun of people's names IS genocide. Fire everyone who had anything to do with this because it's genocide. DHH: Okay, here is a screenshot of you laughing along in the company chat. Is it still genocide, or can we move on? With that said, this list shouldn't have existed. If I were to see a coworker collecting funny sounding customer names, I'd tell him to stop and never do that again.
- papito 5y ago
  That's the thing. Someone acting in an immature and dumb way is not automatically racist. I've made my share of insensitive jokes because I was young, dumb, and lacking life experience. Then I grew up, in many cases by being called out. The woke crowd does not appreciate personal growth. Unless you are born with God-like perception of every person's sensitive points, you are a shit-tier human for life. And the hypocrisy of that crew - case in point - is sometimes just breathtaking.

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Well there is probably nuance to this as is it is with everything. It's petty. But maybe DHH had a bad day. Or the employee was known for hypocritical takes and

by kitsune_ 5y ago

pm90 5y ago
Having a bad day does not excuse ones actions, especially as the leader of a company. If this individual did think of it as a mistake the logical next step would be to apologize for that and to take actions towards not repeating them. His response was to outlaw any political conversations and ask anyone who disagrees with that extreme policy to leave.
serial_dev 5y ago
Probably the employee was extremely hypocritical. E: Making fun of people's name leads to genocide. DHH: it was wrong to allow this. But it is also not genocide, so let's move on. E: No! Making fun of people's names IS genocide. Fire everyone who had anything to do with this because it's genocide. DHH: Okay, here is a screenshot of you laughing along in the company chat. Is it still genocide, or can we move on? With that said, this list shouldn't have existed. If I were to see a coworker collecting funny sounding customer names, I'd tell him to stop and never do that again.
- papito 5y ago
  That's the thing. Someone acting in an immature and dumb way is not automatically racist. I've made my share of insensitive jokes because I was young, dumb, and lacking life experience. Then I grew up, in many cases by being called out. The woke crowd does not appreciate personal growth. Unless you are born with God-like perception of every person's sensitive points, you are a shit-tier human for life. And the hypocrisy of that crew - case in point - is sometimes just breathtaking.