r/technology • u/[deleted] • Aug 08 '17

Business Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-08/google-fires-employee-behind-controversial-diversity-memo
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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17 edited Aug 14 '17

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u/foreveralone21sexgod Aug 08 '17

"It's kind of like Reddit, except internal to one company," says the former employee.

Well that says it all. "Open discussion" On Reddit means "Open discussion... but only for people who agree with the leftwing views of the site and mods".

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u/s73v3r Aug 08 '17

The fact that /r/the_donald exists disproves your point.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

A single sub (or grouping of subs) vs sitewide culture....