I worked at Amazon to see if anything's changed

Post by afarrell » Wed, Dec 30, 2015, 10:24 PM UTC

marknutter wrote: post #160

eropple wrote: post #110

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Trying to maybe teach a few people a few things is most of why I hang out around here--it's not good for my sanity to go "oh hey, that thread's going to have a bunch of people shitting on poor people/black people/immigrants", but maybe once in a while some sense can work its way into somebody . And there are definitely assholes who use the concept as a bat--one can be an asshole and still be on the right side of hist…

> "Literally nobody does" was referring to the strange bugbear of "you are privileged and thus deserve nothing you have earned," Except that I have met many people who hold exactly this belief. > And there are definitely assholes who use the concept as a bat--one can be an asshole and still be on the right side of history, of course. How can they be on the right side of history if they hurt the cause they claim to fi…

Teaching and learning things of interest to hackers is totally a good reason to be here

Post by JoBrad » Thu, Dec 31, 2015, 4:03 AM UTC

tamana wrote: post #69

JoBrad wrote: post #52

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It is ridiculous to say that we simply need to pass laws to address unacceptable behavior from companies. I firmly believe in regulation as a force for good, but attempting to create regulation that addresses specific companies or situations usually results in a mass of outdated regulation that becomes a hindrance in a few years. Companies should treat their workers well because it's the right thing to do, not simply…

Wishing won't make it so.

I agree - definitely not saying that we can't use regulation to do some parts of this. But expecting companies to do whatever they can legally get away with is not the answer. Corporate responsibility has to play a role.

Re: I worked at Amazon to see if anything's changed

Re: I worked at Amazon to see if anything's changed