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The obliviousness to the human element and power dynamics here is shocking. It would be one thing for an eccentric billionaire to do something like this; it wo

The obliviousness to the human element and power dynamics here is shocking. It would be one thing for an eccentric billionaire to do something like this; it would feel sort of par for the course and understandable that they don't really have to answer to anyone there's no downside in letting it all hang out. But a 21-year-old Meta engineer with big ambitions? It's sort of mind-boggling.

wuiheerfoj 4y ago
I‘m sure the assistants were happy to earn some easy, casual money - far more demeaning or difficult jobs pay a lot worse. One assistant expressed interest in the experiment and honestly I’d have been open to helping a friend do this for science
- philosopher1234 4y ago
  You spent this entire comment shutting down self reflection. Bit weird.
greenrd 4y ago
The bar for what is considered "problematic power dynamics" among the woke and/or left seems to be getting lower and lower. Recently I've seen the claim that a meetup organiser shouldn't flirt with meetup attendees, because reasons... power differentials I guess? The idea that a fully-grown woman should be capable of noticing a power differential and making her own decision as to whether to enter into a relationship, with that in mind, didn't seem to have occurred to the poster. But this really takes the cake. Someone is paid to sit at a desk with their laptop and do virtually nothing for >= 5 hours and cook at a basic level for <= 3, and that's problematic according to you? Dude that's like the easiest job in the world, if you can cook (I can't, but that's besides the point). And she can use her laptop so it's not even like she's going to be bored to death (and if she is, she should quit, simple, problem solved). If he was the one "watching porn" then yeah, but it was one of his assistants! Or maybe she was joking. I also note that there was not even a hint of flirting or "problematic" sexual/romantic behaviour from him in this account, so any problems in that arena would mostly likely originate from your own imagination.
- dasil003 4y ago
  You're bringing your own axe to grind to this conversation. I did not say anything was "problematic" nor do I believe anyone's agency was infringed upon here. Frankly, it's much weirder than that.
  - greenrd 4y ago
    OK, so why did you bring up power dynamics at all? Are you saying that this won't work long-term because he'll realise that the power dynamics are the wrong way round? That's the only way I can think of that it would be relevant, if it's not problematic.

wuiheerfoj 4y ago

I‘m sure the assistants were happy to earn some easy, casual money - far more demeaning or difficult jobs pay a lot worse. One assistant expressed interest in the experiment and honestly I’d have been open to helping a friend do this for science

philosopher1234 4y ago
You spent this entire comment shutting down self reflection. Bit weird.

greenrd 4y ago

The bar for what is considered "problematic power dynamics" among the woke and/or left seems to be getting lower and lower. Recently I've seen the claim that a meetup organiser shouldn't flirt with meetup attendees, because reasons... power differentials I guess? The idea that a fully-grown woman should be capable of noticing a power differential and making her own decision as to whether to enter into a relationship, with that in mind, didn't seem to have occurred to the poster. But this really takes the cake. Someone is paid to sit at a desk with their laptop and do virtually nothing for >= 5 hours and cook at a basic level for <= 3, and that's problematic according to you? Dude that's like the easiest job in the world, if you can cook (I can't, but that's besides the point). And she can use her laptop so it's not even like she's going to be bored to death (and if she is, she should quit, simple, problem solved). If he was the one "watching porn" then yeah, but it was one of his assistants! Or maybe she was joking. I also note that there was not even a hint of flirting or "problematic" sexual/romantic behaviour from him in this account, so any problems in that arena would mostly likely originate from your own imagination.

dasil003 4y ago
You're bringing your own axe to grind to this conversation. I did not say anything was "problematic" nor do I believe anyone's agency was infringed upon here. Frankly, it's much weirder than that.
- greenrd 4y ago
  OK, so why did you bring up power dynamics at all? Are you saying that this won't work long-term because he'll realise that the power dynamics are the wrong way round? That's the only way I can think of that it would be relevant, if it's not problematic.