[ExI] [Extropolis] Old and new futurisms in Silicon Valley

[Ben Zaiboc]

On 21/01/2024 21:50, Keith Henson wrote:
> Can you cite an example where "woke" mobs caused someone to lose a
> job?  There are lots of reasons people lose jobs, but I am not
> familiar with this one.

There are plenty of examples of teachers and lecturers who have lost 
their jobs because of trying to do them properly, and thus rousing the 
Wrath of the Woke (I'm thinking particularly of Literature classes, 
involving Dangerous Books (that happen to be classic literature, but 
what does that matter in the face of Political Correctness Gone Mad?)), 
and here in the UK, a couple running a pub lost their livelihood last 
year because someone noticed that they had the 'Wrong Kind of Dolls' 
included in a display of historical dolls that had been there for years, 
and kicked up a frenzy that resulted in the pub being put out of 
business. The dolls in question were Golliwogs. Yes, really. Apparently 
Golliwogs are so dangerous that you can be hounded out of your job for 
allowing people to see them. No wonder Robinsons banished the iconic 
image from their jam jars years ago. Apparently they had an eerily 
accurate 'woke-meter', and neatly dodged that particular existential danger.

I'm sure Giulio can provide many other examples of people losing their 
jobs through the actions of 'woke' mobs.

Ben
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