Google parts with Cloud VP over his manifesto renouncing his antisemitism
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Re: Google parts with Cloud VP over his manifesto renouncing his antisemitism
#2Awadallah will land on his feet, but what signal does this send to other holders of hateful ideologies? To me, the signal is: “You can’t change. Not really. If you ever held a heterodox view, ever expressed that view in any medium at any time in you life, or were caught in our surveillance capitalist nightmare systems doing so, you’re dead to us.”
How does that inspire anyone to change their view?
Re: Google parts with Cloud VP over his manifesto renouncing his antisemitism
#3This is the type of change we need to celebrate in people not further scrutinize!
As a Jew I would love to create dialogue with a person who realized the past hate was unjust, to hear why the hate existed and more importantly to understand what opened their eyes.
It is that process that will help eliminate hate across the board. Today as a society we approach discrimination through censorship and cancel culture which unfortunately will not solve deep rooted hate.
Re: Google parts with Cloud VP over his manifesto renouncing his antisemitism
#4I understand that this is embarrassing to Google any way they handle it, but surely this is the worst thing to do?
To me, this is the work, the hard part of inclusion. Understanding that people are not always perfect and sometimes very flawed.
Re: Google parts with Cloud VP over his manifesto renouncing his antisemitism
#5As awkward is his note was, this is a public admission that he had bigoted views and grew and is still trying to grow out of them. I wish I was a fly on the wall at Google to understand why that's not acceptable. Growing and learning is necessary and the only hope.
Re: Google parts with Cloud VP over his manifesto renouncing his antisemitism
#6Awadallah will land on his feet, but what signal does this send to other holders of hateful ideologies? To me, the signal is: “You can’t change. Not really. If you ever held a heterodox view, ever expressed that view in any medium at any time in you life, or were caught in our surveillance capitalist nightmare systems doing so, you’re dead to us.” How does that inspire anyone to change their view?
I think we're going to get to the point where people only share their views on sensitive manners in anonymous / pseudo-anonymous forums, so they can't be linked to you.
That's not necessarily terrible.
Re: Google parts with Cloud VP over his manifesto renouncing his antisemitism
#7This is the type of change we need to celebrate in people not further scrutinize! As a Jew I would love to create dialogue with a person who realized the past hate was unjust, to hear why the hate existed and more importantly to understand what opened their eyes. It is that process that will help eliminate hate across the board. Today as a society we approach discrimination through censorship and cancel culture which…
Read what he said and then say this again with a straight face
Re: Google parts with Cloud VP over his manifesto renouncing his antisemitism
#8This is the type of change we need to celebrate in people not further scrutinize! As a Jew I would love to create dialogue with a person who realized the past hate was unjust, to hear why the hate existed and more importantly to understand what opened their eyes. It is that process that will help eliminate hate across the board. Today as a society we approach discrimination through censorship and cancel culture which…
Showing grace for past sins is crucial for a heterogenous society to operate well. Let the guy be honest and open, it may encourage others to do the same and acknowledge differences.
Re: Google parts with Cloud VP over his manifesto renouncing his antisemitism
#9I don't understand this new culture of not allowing people to have redemption. The past isn't the present or future. People change, that is what is so problematic with "cancel culture," and digging up old tweets, etc.
Re: Google parts with Cloud VP over his manifesto renouncing his antisemitism
#10I think there is more to the story than just his manifesto coming out. I feel like there was tension even before this incident, and this is the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back.
We should be encouraging such introspection and admittance of past failures. It gives people the opportunity to change. If we don't reward people for changing, they will never change!