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

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Hello guys,

I can add a few examples myself from sweden as well.

I've been close since I wanted to do business instead of submitting to 
militant feminism.

An acquaintance who is half russian half swedish lost his job because he 
asked if the company he was working for was saying gender was more 
important than skill when the company said they would hire only women. Oh, 
and being half-russian helped as well, since the company fears everything 
russian.

Thinking of things I read in swedish media I'd say journalists, teachers 
and politicians come to mind, but the names probably wouldn't mean much to 
you.

But... all is not bad, or rather, every cloud has its silver lining...

Then there are the people who just quit and start their own business since 
they are tired of the politically correct atmosphere in big IT, myself 
included.

And for them it was generally (thinking of my circle of acquaintances) the 
best decision they ever made. Peace of mind, no politics at work (or their 
brand), better pay and better life satisfaction.

For me, wokeness in IT also has the benefit of giving me access to great 
and highly skilled women who are tired of being insulted by feminist 
programs at big IT started by old men, to give the old men political 
points. They feel insulted that they should need some kind of "program" to 
reach their goals. Instead I work with them, and since I am in favour of 
individuals, and really dislike everything woke and identity politics and 
all that, we work great together. =)

Best regards,
Daniel


On Mon, 22 Jan 2024, Ben Zaiboc via extropy-chat wrote:

> 
> 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
> 
>