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I hope your company doesn't hire from Facebook either.

by mudrockbestgirl 4y ago

smt88 4y ago
We don't, for the same reason.
- quickthrower2 4y ago
  What about porn? oil? alcohol? tobacco? weed? Uber (they broke lots of laws)? traders? anti-virus companies? firearms? companies using cheap Chinese labor?
  - smt88 4y ago
    > What about porn? oil? alcohol? tobacco? weed? Uber (they broke lots of laws)? traders? anti-virus companies? firearms? companies using cheap Chinese labor? Porn: No. Not because I disapprove of porn as a concept, but because the larger porn companies are extremely exploitative and don't try very hard to purge themselves of illegal content. Oil: No. Tobacco: No. Alcohol: Yes. Alcohol is regulated enough that I don't think alcohol companies are really able to exploit people too much. It's also just something humans (and many other mammals) consume naturally, even before civilization. It might bother some people, but it doesn't bother me. Weed: Yes, as long as the company isn't mislabeling products or making false health claims. Uber: Yes. They did break laws, but the laws they broke were government-mandated monopolies on taxis. In my city at least, Uber made their users more safe, not less. Taxis were scary and I have multiple female friends who were attacked by taxi drivers with no way to identify them afterward. Traders: Not sure what this means. Like day traders? Anti-virus companies: No. Firearms: No. Companies using cheap Chinese labor: Yes. This is all companies and all people in tech. I would avoid it if I could, but I can't. Every electronic device I have used in the last 10 years has probably been made with unethical labor.
    - quickthrower2 4y ago
      Thanks for the interesting response. By trader I mean wall street style trader, more the “big short” style in my mind, but algorithmic traders and the stay at home day trader too.
      - smt88 4y ago
        I would be very skeptical of someone who worked at a company like Robinhood, which has essentially profited by encouraging risky day-trading. Day-trading is gambling anyway, but Robinhood seems to be "saying the quiet part out loud" in their product/marketing strategies.
  - drcongo 4y ago
    Are any of these supposed to be a "aha, got you!"? Because they're not.
    - quickthrower2 4y ago
      No. It is interesting to see where people draw the lines. No right or wrong answers in my mind.

I hope your company doesn't hire from Facebook either.

smt88 4y ago

We don't, for the same reason.

quickthrower2 4y ago
What about porn? oil? alcohol? tobacco? weed? Uber (they broke lots of laws)? traders? anti-virus companies? firearms? companies using cheap Chinese labor?
- smt88 4y ago
  > What about porn? oil? alcohol? tobacco? weed? Uber (they broke lots of laws)? traders? anti-virus companies? firearms? companies using cheap Chinese labor? Porn: No. Not because I disapprove of porn as a concept, but because the larger porn companies are extremely exploitative and don't try very hard to purge themselves of illegal content. Oil: No. Tobacco: No. Alcohol: Yes. Alcohol is regulated enough that I don't think alcohol companies are really able to exploit people too much. It's also just something humans (and many other mammals) consume naturally, even before civilization. It might bother some people, but it doesn't bother me. Weed: Yes, as long as the company isn't mislabeling products or making false health claims. Uber: Yes. They did break laws, but the laws they broke were government-mandated monopolies on taxis. In my city at least, Uber made their users more safe, not less. Taxis were scary and I have multiple female friends who were attacked by taxi drivers with no way to identify them afterward. Traders: Not sure what this means. Like day traders? Anti-virus companies: No. Firearms: No. Companies using cheap Chinese labor: Yes. This is all companies and all people in tech. I would avoid it if I could, but I can't. Every electronic device I have used in the last 10 years has probably been made with unethical labor.
  - quickthrower2 4y ago
    Thanks for the interesting response. By trader I mean wall street style trader, more the “big short” style in my mind, but algorithmic traders and the stay at home day trader too.
    - smt88 4y ago
      I would be very skeptical of someone who worked at a company like Robinhood, which has essentially profited by encouraging risky day-trading. Day-trading is gambling anyway, but Robinhood seems to be "saying the quiet part out loud" in their product/marketing strategies.
- drcongo 4y ago
  Are any of these supposed to be a "aha, got you!"? Because they're not.
  - quickthrower2 4y ago
    No. It is interesting to see where people draw the lines. No right or wrong answers in my mind.