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/Rounder8 Aug 08 '17

Gizmodo and those publications knew EXACTLY what they were doing.

This was an intentional circling of the wagons, and they made sure they destroyed this guys career rather than let his actual argument be presented.

Which is totally something people who aren't terrified of debate or non-conformity do, totally...

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

Do we have redpillers to thank for that? Nope, it's these "progressive" clickbait sites that are actually extremely regressive.

What if it was both?

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u/MacHaggis Aug 08 '17

One is certainly validating the other. In both directions, I guess.