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Trial by social media. Now CEOs have to walk on eggshells because their sponsors could pull out because of some cherry-picked tweet. Paddy is a smart guy who al

Trial by social media. Now CEOs have to walk on eggshells because their sponsors could pull out because of some cherry-picked tweet. Paddy is a smart guy who also revealed bias in the Irish Media not so long ago. He didn't need to resign IMHO.

gardenhedge 3y ago
He's a conference organiser who got an inflated ego. This tweet wasn't nefarious but his post history is so opinionated that this was bound to happen.
codezero 3y ago
This isn’t at all new. In training as a manager (> 7 years ago) and director even at a smaller company they made it clear my behavior in public may be associated with the company negatively and to be conscious of it. Maybe this guy didn’t get such training or wasn’t paying attention. That said, I agree, he didn’t need to resign but he may have done so to avoid further negative attention to avoid a Streisand effect.
- sc68cal 3y ago
  So, free speech unless it hurts your employer?
  - codezero 3y ago
    Free speech is a protection relating to the government's ability to inhibit it, not a corporation's. Like, you can say what you want, unless that's also illegal (credible death threats, hate speech etc...) and the government won't stop you or imprison you, but no company is required to protect you or keep employing you based on that concept. There are other protections in place that limit corporations' ability to terminate you, just not relating to speech, at least in the US. I'm not sure how different the system in Ireland is.
s_dev 3y ago
He's more 'widely known' than respected in the Irish tech scene and I really wouldn't see him as a spokesperson. I don't disagree with what he said per se but he has been just spouting every opinion that pops in to his head for the past two decades and this habit has finally caught up with him. It's best practice to keep your cards close to your chest when promoting a brand or business -- so this isn't some new 'trial' by social media. The advantage lies with those who choose to be 'apolitical' rather than those who pick a side for their brand to align with.
alphabettsy 3y ago
A trial by social media where the evidence is a post he himself made and the result is companies choosing not to do business with him? Seems perfectly ok. His comments here seem relatively tame and seems like an overreaction, but other orgs are free to associate with whom they choose are they not?
- bluish29 3y ago
  I wonder how many Palestinians need to be killed for you to consider this reaction normal and not overreaction? Note: You have the option to just say one of the following and not answer the question. - Isreal has the right to defend itself. - Hamas started this and isreal is defending itself - They elected hamas and isreal has the the right to defend itself - The jews people suffer is enormous and can justify anything.
  - alphabettsy 3y ago
    Take a chill pill. I was saying that resigning over these comments seems like an overreaction. I did not mention nor am I going to make any specific comments about the conflict.
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surgical_fire 3y ago
Now? People have been canceled due to comments on social media for more than a decade at this point. This is nothing new. This is the tree we got from the seeds that we let grow.

gardenhedge 3y ago

He's a conference organiser who got an inflated ego. This tweet wasn't nefarious but his post history is so opinionated that this was bound to happen.

codezero 3y ago

This isn’t at all new. In training as a manager (> 7 years ago) and director even at a smaller company they made it clear my behavior in public may be associated with the company negatively and to be conscious of it. Maybe this guy didn’t get such training or wasn’t paying attention. That said, I agree, he didn’t need to resign but he may have done so to avoid further negative attention to avoid a Streisand effect.

sc68cal 3y ago
So, free speech unless it hurts your employer?
- codezero 3y ago
  Free speech is a protection relating to the government's ability to inhibit it, not a corporation's. Like, you can say what you want, unless that's also illegal (credible death threats, hate speech etc...) and the government won't stop you or imprison you, but no company is required to protect you or keep employing you based on that concept. There are other protections in place that limit corporations' ability to terminate you, just not relating to speech, at least in the US. I'm not sure how different the system in Ireland is.

s_dev 3y ago

He's more 'widely known' than respected in the Irish tech scene and I really wouldn't see him as a spokesperson. I don't disagree with what he said per se but he has been just spouting every opinion that pops in to his head for the past two decades and this habit has finally caught up with him. It's best practice to keep your cards close to your chest when promoting a brand or business -- so this isn't some new 'trial' by social media. The advantage lies with those who choose to be 'apolitical' rather than those who pick a side for their brand to align with.

alphabettsy 3y ago

A trial by social media where the evidence is a post he himself made and the result is companies choosing not to do business with him? Seems perfectly ok. His comments here seem relatively tame and seems like an overreaction, but other orgs are free to associate with whom they choose are they not?

bluish29 3y ago
I wonder how many Palestinians need to be killed for you to consider this reaction normal and not overreaction? Note: You have the option to just say one of the following and not answer the question. - Isreal has the right to defend itself. - Hamas started this and isreal is defending itself - They elected hamas and isreal has the the right to defend itself - The jews people suffer is enormous and can justify anything.
- alphabettsy 3y ago
  Take a chill pill. I was saying that resigning over these comments seems like an overreaction. I did not mention nor am I going to make any specific comments about the conflict.

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surgical_fire 3y ago

Now? People have been canceled due to comments on social media for more than a decade at this point. This is nothing new. This is the tree we got from the seeds that we let grow.