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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

>>bko+(OP)
It's their battlecry, not necessarily in tune with reality.

>>bko+(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

This is not borne out by historical events.

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

>>bko+(OP)
If a non-notable person tweeted this, they might have lost their livelihood.

>>bko+(OP)
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.

>>syrgia+j2
Um... Have you been on Twitter lately?

>>syrgia+j2
They might, or they might be one of thousands of people on a tuesday

>>syrgia+j2
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.

>>bko+(OP)
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.