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New comment by tobesure in "Google removes its head of diversity after 2007 blog post surfaces"

tobesure — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 17:00:13 +0000

>A racial construct has been used to shape every facet of our society and we can't make right those wrongs with out maintaining an awareness and understanding of that construct.

This is a dangerously myopic view of the development of this country and more importantly it ignores progress over the last few decades.

The fact that blacks have not achieved representational parity or wealth equity yet does not mean that that the path of race blindness was not working. By all metrics it was working, and there must be room to discuss the internal cultural issues within the black community that account for the remaining lack of progress.

Instead by silencing any such criticism we are falsely blaming whites as a demographic for cultural change that is beyond their control, and artificially forcing transfer of power and wealth from said demographic in a misguided attempt to correct past wrongs, in a manner that is fundamentally at odds with the principles of meritocracy that are critical to a functioning society. Hiring minorities for the color of their skin is no better than hiring whites for the color of their skin.

The combination of a fundamentally racist theory/policy and vicious cancellation of anyone who publicly criticizes the movement is going to lead to severe backlash. It's immoral at its core. You can't have your cake and eat it too - either racism is acceptable and we have the freedom to discuss when and where it is acceptable, or racism is unacceptable. Wordplay with euphemisms which disguise the racist nature of CRT inspired policies is intellectually dishonest and not sustainable.

New comment by tobesure in "Google removes its head of diversity after 2007 blog post surfaces"

tobesure — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 16:09:17 +0000

>It's funny how the Damore defenders shed their free speech hucksterism like yesterday's underwear.

No, people are pointing out the racist double standard.

New comment by tobesure in "Google removes its head of diversity after 2007 blog post surfaces"

tobesure — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 14:21:21 +0000

There are additional examples, but posting them and discussing the normalization of anti-white racism is "flamebait" and will get your account suspended on HN for "ideological battles".

In any case the fact that he hasn't been completely cancelled speaks to the unique status that anti-white racism has over other forms.

New comment by tobesure in "Covid deaths plunge after 75% of town's adults vaccinated"

tobesure — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 00:06:38 +0000

It's dishonest to conflate people who are hesitant about covid vaccines with anti-vaxxers. No amount of "listening" will change the fact that all three vaccines are untested (it will take time for manifestation and detection of possible long term side effects), and the two primary vaccines are novel technologies.

The truth of the matter is that covid vaccination has its risks and they need to be weighed against those of the virus. And when you make an honest effort to perform such an evaluation, the choice is not quite so clear cut.

New comment by tobesure in "They Were Labeled Witches. They Just Had Dementia"

tobesure — Mon, 31 May 2021 15:27:20 +0000

That page, along with the linked page to Vladimir Skulachev, who allegedly developed SkQ, gives me astroturf vibes. The hype seems too good to be true, and anything being used in the cosmetic/beauty industry is probably a scam.

New comment by tobesure in "Drunk Post: Things I've Learned as a Sr Engineer"

tobesure — Sun, 30 May 2021 20:25:43 +0000

I find documentation to be relatively straightforward to write. The issue for me is sitting down and slogging through the activity, which seems almost antithetical to writing code. It's like doubling the work in a far less rewarding way. And then you have to go back and update it any time the code changes. It's a sort of necessary evil I suppose...I think most of the problem is that devs just can't be fucked to take the time, and I'm often guilty.

New comment by tobesure in "Our digital pasts weren’t supposed to be weaponized like this"

tobesure — Sun, 30 May 2021 10:01:23 +0000

I think the situation is far more dire. The same types of political ideologues are taking over FAANG and other tech spaces, and other information outlets, like Wikipedia, where only "approved" or "authoritative" sources are typically accepted.

Corporate and social culture have been hijacked by a sort of soft, insidious, growing authoritarianism and the consequences for the future of the west are severe, especially because these newly dominant voices are increasingly openly hostile to the ≈50% of the population whom they are effectively disenfranchising. Even fundraising for controversial figures who have anything remotely in common with right of center ideology is impossible between the fundraising sites and credit card companies. Something's got to give and it won't be pretty for anyone.

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tobesure — Fri, 28 May 2021 23:11:28 +0000

The title is a perfect illustration of the disconnect that is the problem. Opposition to third wave feminism is conflated with misogyny and used as a dishonest cudgel with which to browbeat others into either following along with political movements or staying silent. It's a Hallmark of modern progressive causes, with conveniently chosen names which lend naturally to this technique. It is reassuring that the younger generation is not standing for this nonsense.

Progressivism is mainstream now. This is the new counterculture.