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This just seems like FUD. Either she's suitable for the role or she's not, and the measure of that isn't the presence or absence of shamanism in the resume, bu

This just seems like FUD. Either she's suitable for the role or she's not, and the measure of that isn't the presence or absence of shamanism in the resume, but what she's able to do. The proof is in the pudding.

jackmott42 3y ago
In principle it isn't any more unhinged than the millions of people we work with who think Christianity or Judaism are real. If her Shamanism makes you uncomfortable, this is how many of us non religious people feel about all of you all the time.
- h2odragon 3y ago
  Bah. yall all heathens who aint seen the light of Eris. That's the way it's supposed to be tho.
  - Hemospectrum 3y ago
    The truly enlightened are buying MacBooks (in gold, of course) if only to use them as frisbees.
    - smegsicle 3y ago
      inscribed with 'for the 10x dev'
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- benterix 3y ago
  I don't think this is the main problem here. We could ask Gnome the same questions if they hired a Catholic bishop for example. Or someone who claims that for the last 8 years their main job was to raise pigeons. It might be perfectly fine but we're curious to know - why them? EDIT: Well, it might be the case: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37920624 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37920624
setr 3y ago
If it were shamanism as one aspect of her background, sure it’s FUD. If shamanism is her only apparent background… then concern is the only correct response. “a professional shaman, an artist, an herbal medicine maker, and a micro-homesteader” as the background for gnome kind of needs some justification, because it’s very unclear what anyone was thinking here
- rsynnott 3y ago
  She appears to be involved in running a bunch of non-profits; think the author of the article just missed this?
jstarfish 3y ago
Yeah. Everyone launches some unconventional side hustle at some point. As a shaman, her track record can't be worse than the average psychiatrist (who have yet to cure any single mental illness they themselves identified). Posing as a theocrat to soak up the money of the gullible is nothing new. Plenty of people in this scene are ordained priests in the church of Satan, UU and others; BFD. The woman managing ARKK claims to take investment advice from God himself. That one, I'd be more wary of.
- lannisterstark 3y ago
  >As a shaman, her track record can't be worse than the average psychiatrist this is absurdly anti-science and pro-pseudo science POV. 'group shamanic energy clearing' and selling 'spiritual medicines' is absurd than a psychiatrist following clearly debated, adjudicated, well-researched cited scientific procedures. This is not the most horrible of things, but I have a feeling some people would defend GNOME foundation even if they started chucking babies in the air.
  - marginalia_nu 3y ago
    To be fair, all science is not equal. Psychology is basically ground zero for the replication crisis. There's been an insane amount of bunk coming out of that and adjacent fields for decades. When only 20-30% of published findings in a field can be replicated, there's problems.
doggerel 3y ago
Surely proof is in the pudding is PUD and not FUD. (British joke)
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jackmott42 3y ago

In principle it isn't any more unhinged than the millions of people we work with who think Christianity or Judaism are real. If her Shamanism makes you uncomfortable, this is how many of us non religious people feel about all of you all the time.

h2odragon 3y ago
Bah. yall all heathens who aint seen the light of Eris. That's the way it's supposed to be tho.
- Hemospectrum 3y ago
  The truly enlightened are buying MacBooks (in gold, of course) if only to use them as frisbees.
  - smegsicle 3y ago
    inscribed with 'for the 10x dev'
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benterix 3y ago
I don't think this is the main problem here. We could ask Gnome the same questions if they hired a Catholic bishop for example. Or someone who claims that for the last 8 years their main job was to raise pigeons. It might be perfectly fine but we're curious to know - why them? EDIT: Well, it might be the case: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37920624 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37920624

setr 3y ago

If it were shamanism as one aspect of her background, sure it’s FUD. If shamanism is her only apparent background… then concern is the only correct response. “a professional shaman, an artist, an herbal medicine maker, and a micro-homesteader” as the background for gnome kind of needs some justification, because it’s very unclear what anyone was thinking here

rsynnott 3y ago
She appears to be involved in running a bunch of non-profits; think the author of the article just missed this?

jstarfish 3y ago

Yeah. Everyone launches some unconventional side hustle at some point. As a shaman, her track record can't be worse than the average psychiatrist (who have yet to cure any single mental illness they themselves identified). Posing as a theocrat to soak up the money of the gullible is nothing new. Plenty of people in this scene are ordained priests in the church of Satan, UU and others; BFD. The woman managing ARKK claims to take investment advice from God himself. That one, I'd be more wary of.

lannisterstark 3y ago
>As a shaman, her track record can't be worse than the average psychiatrist this is absurdly anti-science and pro-pseudo science POV. 'group shamanic energy clearing' and selling 'spiritual medicines' is absurd than a psychiatrist following clearly debated, adjudicated, well-researched cited scientific procedures. This is not the most horrible of things, but I have a feeling some people would defend GNOME foundation even if they started chucking babies in the air.
- marginalia_nu 3y ago
  To be fair, all science is not equal. Psychology is basically ground zero for the replication crisis. There's been an insane amount of bunk coming out of that and adjacent fields for decades. When only 20-30% of published findings in a field can be replicated, there's problems.

doggerel 3y ago

Surely proof is in the pudding is PUD and not FUD. (British joke)

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