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The battlecry of the executive: "Rules for thee but none for me"
by bloopernova 3y ago
The battlecry of the executive: "Rules for thee but none for me"
- bko 3y agoIsn't it the reverse though? If a not notable person tweeted this stuff, it would have blown over and no one would have cared. But since he is notable it becomes a story I think that was the point of the parents "public figures" comment
- aaomidi 3y agoIt's their battlecry, not necessarily in tune with reality.
- toomuchtodo 3y ago> Isn't it the reverse though? If a not notable person tweeted this stuff, it would have blown over and no one would have cared. But since he is notable it becomes a story This is not borne out by historical events. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_You%27ve_Been_Publicly_Shamed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_You%27ve_Been_Publicly_Sham...
- syrgian 3y agoIf a non-notable person tweeted this, they might have lost their livelihood.
- s1artibartfast 3y agoThey might, or they might be one of thousands of people on a tuesday
- bko 3y agoUm... Have you been on Twitter lately?
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- hnthrowaway6543 3y agoCancel mobs for stuff like this for Joe Average may have worked in 2018, but now are effectively over. It's equals parts a post-ZIRP cultural shift of companies no longer pretending to care about DEI, a post-Elon Twitter cultural shift for what's seen as acceptable, and a post-Oct 7 shift where, frankly, companies are now scared shitless to take political stances in general because of how sensitive the topic of the current war in the middle east is.
- rchaud 3y agoHow would it have blown over? Normal people with jobs lose them all the time due to making idiotic comments online that get back to their employer. Note that I say "idiotic comments", not outright " F U and die" comments as is the case here.
- j2kun 3y agoI'm sure his company's legal staff has reminded his employees to not engage in political action while appearing to represent their company. My company sure does.