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All startups should have this mandate. Bringing politics into the job is destroying any innovation that is left in the US.

• vanusa 5y ago
  Arguably, it was Spotify's decision to bring trolls like Rogan onto the platform, knowing full well that this is exactly what they were -- which was where politics got "brought into the job" in the first place. Not their employees' understandable disgust with that decision.
  • wonderwonder 5y ago
    1. You have clearly never listened to an entire episode of Rogan if you think he's a troll. 2. If the employees are disgusted and not just virtue signaling they should leave. The CEO should encourage them to do so.
    • vanusa 5y ago
      Re: 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_test https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_test
      • wonderwonder 5y ago
        So, you have never listened to a full episode then right... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandwagon_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandwagon_effect
        • vanusa 5y ago
          Seriously, your argument is inherently specious. It's rather like saying: "How dare you disrespect Bruce Springsteen! I bet you've never actually sat down and listened to any of his albums."
          • wonderwonder 5y ago
            I really like Bruce Springsteen :) So to summarize, you have never listened to an episode of Rogan but you think he is a troll, meaning your opinion is based on clever clips put together to influence your opinion. hmm, I feel like there is a word for people who think an argument is strong but don't really know what they are talking about. Another word for people who just pile on to an opinion because that's what the cool kids are doing. Buy hey, quack quack, amirite :)
            • vanusa 5y ago
              “But if you’re like 21 years old, and you say to me, ‘Should I get vaccinated?’ I’ll go no. If you're a healthy person, and you're exercising all the time, and you're young, and you're eating well...like, I don't think you need to worry about this."” It's like anything with any other performative figure: an author, a musician, a film maker, or a talk show how host... sometimes a single snippet of their work (as long as it is correctly represented) is all you need to make a make perfectly valid impression. In Rogan's case -- whether he's a troll or a simpleton (i.e. isn't so much trying to push buttons, but honestly doesn't understand the scientific arguments he's critiquing, or the harm he encourages by doing so) doesn't matter -- not to me, any ways. And I really don't need to invest any more time figuring out whether he has a more "nuanced" side or not. There are literally thousands of "must-see/read/hear" items on my list. Many years overdue. If you see him in a different light, that's perfectly fine. I do like Springsteen actually, so we're on the same page there at least.
              • wonderwonder 5y ago
                Fair enough, each to their own. I would argue that there is nothing wrong with his statement (I am triple vaxxed) but I feel like we are likely coming at this from opposing viewpoints. Either way, appreciate the conversation and wish you well.
                • vanusa 5y ago
                  Likewise.