Saudi Backlash Threatens U.S. Startups

Post by pdimitar » Wed, Oct 17, 2018, 5:03 PM UTC

xemoka wrote: post #62

legostormtroopr wrote: post #61

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Except the figure head of #metoo was found to be as guilty as the rest of them [1]. Every actor or celebrity screaming #metoo is a hypocrite who was happy for the status quo to be a culture of assault and degradation, until it became convenient for them to say otherwise. Then they passed it on the culture-at-large saying everyone has this problem, when it is vastly concentrated in Hollywood, which has lead to social…

There is no doubt that humans are shitty. Was that ever in question? The #metoo movement has brought forward, and into public discourse, a problem. Had this not been brought forward even Argento's indiscretions wouldn't be known. The things highlighted by the #metoo movement are impactful and important to the advancement of our society and civilization. These actions should not be considered "OKAY" and most people wh…

Post by tartoran » Thu, Oct 18, 2018, 1:49 PM UTC

vkou wrote: post #36

supercanuck wrote: post #14

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Or they could go public and avoid the problem entirely. Let's not pretend there aren't other alternatives. Public, Open markets are there for a reason. They cost more, but are more ethical.

> They cost more, but are more ethical. They aren't. If you go public, you have zero control of who owns your company. It's not more ethical - it just launders your ethical responsibility. There are plenty of people or organizations - who also happen to have a horrific ethical record - who can buy shares in a private company. And there's nothing you can do to stop that.

Post by tartoran » Thu, Oct 18, 2018, 2:02 PM UTC

jiveturkey wrote: post #58

mrkstu wrote: post #26

I hope everyone who condemns the Saudis and those doing business w/them are doing the same with those doing so with China. China regularly disappears its citizens, and now openly is sending them by the hundreds of thousands to re-education camps. Xi and Prince Salman are two sides of the same coin and if you're comfortable with one and not the other, you're just virtue signaling. I'm just a IT guy at a business that…

> China regularly disappears its citizens The difference here is that SA killed a citizen of another country. I'm not arguing the morality of it, just pointing out the important difference.