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Being drunk is not an excuse for abuse, so why are we allowing Tan to step away from this because he was drunk? Clearly, Tan would benefit from some introspecti
by solfox 3y ago
Being drunk is not an excuse for abuse, so why are we allowing Tan to step away from this because he was drunk? Clearly, Tan would benefit from some introspection and perhaps therapy. We need to hold our leaders to a higher standard of mental health.
- gowld 3y agoObviously the problem is the technology that makes it too easy for a drunk person to be publicly intoxicated and causing trouble. But ignore the fact that most people on this board work for companies that build this technology.
- iancmceachern 3y agoI dont agree. So because some un-self-aware rich a hole says something offensive we should censor, restrict the free speech of the general populous? It's not the enablement of communication that's the problem here. It's a simple case of fault. He is as fault for his actions, not social media.
- pfannkuchen 3y agoPresumably GP is not suggesting censorship but rather that we pause and zoom out before condemning someone for saying something dumb on the internet while drunk.
- Zak 3y agoI have my objects to Twitter, but that isn't one of them. Here, someone in a position of power demonstrated poor judgment and self-control in a way that damages his reputation and that of his company, but does not harm anyone beyond that.
- at_a_remove 3y agoI wouldn't mind making him endure those cringy pre-recorded videos HR makes you sit through every X number of years about professionalism in the workplace, filled with staged and stock photography, amateur hour voice-overs, and fourth grade level personal interaction.
- andrew_ 3y agoquite the leap from a few too many drinks, directly to therapy and mental health issues. if that's your take from someone being drunk and saying something ridiculous then I'd question your judgement.
- maxbond 3y agoI think you can hold people to a standard of behavior, but I don't think you can hold anyone to a standard of mental health.
- rsynnott 3y agoPerhaps Twitter needs a breathalyser option for the more excitable executive.
- JohnFen 3y ago> why are we allowing Tan to step away from this because he was drunk? I'm not. Being drunk excuses nothing. If anything, it makes it more poignant because drunk people are more likely to say out loud those thoughts that they would otherwise prefer keep to themselves. "In vino veritas".
- infamouscow 3y agoA local resident is exercising their First Amendment right against the elected government officials. The government has no leg to stand on here. What was said is 100% legally protected under the First Amendment.