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1. bloope+(OP)[view] [source] 2024-01-31 16:52:30
The battlecry of the executive: "Rules for thee but none for me"
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2. bko+g1[view] [source] 2024-01-31 16:57:45
>>bloope+(OP)
Isn't it the reverse though? If a not notable person tweeted this stuff, it would have blown over and no one would have cared. But since he is notable it becomes a story

I think that was the point of the parents "public figures" comment

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3. aaomid+J1[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-01-31 16:59:32
>>bko+g1
It's their battlecry, not necessarily in tune with reality.
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4. toomuc+K1[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-01-31 16:59:36
>>bko+g1
> Isn't it the reverse though? If a not notable person tweeted this stuff, it would have blown over and no one would have cared. But since he is notable it becomes a story

This is not borne out by historical events.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_You%27ve_Been_Publicly_Sham...

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5. syrgia+z3[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-01-31 17:06:17
>>bko+g1
If a non-notable person tweeted this, they might have lost their livelihood.
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6. rchaud+c4[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-01-31 17:08:19
>>bko+g1
How would it have blown over? Normal people with jobs lose them all the time due to making idiotic comments online that get back to their employer.

Note that I say "idiotic comments", not outright " F U and die" comments as is the case here.

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7. bko+95[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-01-31 17:11:39
>>syrgia+z3
Um... Have you been on Twitter lately?
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8. s1arti+H5[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-01-31 17:13:27
>>syrgia+z3
They might, or they might be one of thousands of people on a tuesday
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9. hnthro+j7[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-01-31 17:19:18
>>syrgia+z3
Cancel mobs for stuff like this for Joe Average may have worked in 2018, but now are effectively over. It's equals parts a post-ZIRP cultural shift of companies no longer pretending to care about DEI, a post-Elon Twitter cultural shift for what's seen as acceptable, and a post-Oct 7 shift where, frankly, companies are now scared shitless to take political stances in general because of how sensitive the topic of the current war in the middle east is.
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10. j2kun+m7[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-01-31 17:19:26
>>bko+g1
I'm sure his company's legal staff has reminded his employees to not engage in political action while appearing to represent their company. My company sure does.
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