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The one with genocide at the top. Nobody was implying actual genocide. In fact the ground level of the pyramid, where you do absolutely nothing wrong, is still
by spion 5y ago
The one with genocide at the top.
Nobody was implying actual genocide. In fact the ground level of the pyramid, where you do absolutely nothing wrong, is still necessary to build it. (i.e. to make any sort of mistakes you first need humans).
If he understood it he could've just said "Yep you're right, we have to make sure we're not building the foundation for worse things" and be done with it. In fact he already agreed with that. I have no idea what he was thinking.
- solipsism 5y agoThe pyramid is a depiction of the fact that genocides can't happen without insensitive jokes. Of course it would be silly to read it as saying insensitive jokes necessarily lead to genocide. But why bring it into the conversation?? If you're not implying any link from jokes to genocides, why is it relevant? I agree that bringing the concept of genocide up in a conversation about insensitive jokes is absolutely escalating. We can talk about the direct harm of insensitive jokes. That conversation can stand alone.
- pseudalopex 5y agoThe pyramid says belittling jokes are acts of bias. It says they're as bad as slurs. It says they help prop up systemic discrimination. And it shows it isn't just 1 non expert's opinion. Those are debatable points. But they're relevant if someone else says belittling jokes are harmless. Did the employee say anything about genocide actually? Or did they just expect people to focus on the relevant parts?
- spion 5y agoIt looked to me like they all basically agreed with each other. I have no idea how its possible to escalate that.