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1. doctob+23[view] [source] 2026-02-05 05:33:23
>>WaitWa+(OP)
Hopefully this is a wakeup call to the software engineers and other employees at those companies - it's no longer a hypothetical future where the tools you are building might be abused, it's today.
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2. testfr+8e[view] [source] 2026-02-05 07:23:10
>>doctob+23
If you’re not awake already, you support what’s happening.

Blind, which I realize is a bit of the wild west, is full of racist anti-immigration/pro ICE hatred. Obviously, you can see where users work/worked, and it’s every company you could imagine.

The sad reality is that a lot of people will do what they can to support racist agendas, possibly even motivate them to work at certain companies as it feels moralizing to their hateful beliefs.

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3. Diti+4g[view] [source] 2026-02-05 07:42:17
>>testfr+8e
With the sorry state the software industry is currently in, I’m not surprised that developers would sell their soul in exchange for the peace of mind of being able to pay rent and food. Working for those companies does not make people “do what they can to support racist agendas”.
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4. testfr+vg[view] [source] 2026-02-05 07:47:04
>>Diti+4g
Is this your way of sharing that you work at X or are open to hurting people in exchange for cash?

Also, you can retain your morals and choose a career, it is optional to select where you work as it’s hopefully voluntary.

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5. surgic+zh[view] [source] 2026-02-05 07:56:26
>>testfr+vg
There's nothing voluntary when your options are homelessness and starvation. The bank won't accept your morals in lieu of money when accepting mortgage repayments.

Thankfully I don't live in the US and I don't work for anything even remotely related to this. I don't know if I would have the fortitude in the current US job market (based on what I read here) to threat the well being of the wife and daughter by taking principled stances.

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6. umanwi+ak[view] [source] 2026-02-05 08:21:43
>>surgic+zh
Okay, I'll accept your point for those software engineers that have a choice between working at an immoral company or "homelessness and starvation".

Thankfully, that isn't most of them. Despite the job market not being as good as it used to be, the vast majority of software engineers in the US could still find another job to pay the bills before becoming homeless and starving.

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