Oh yeah, “modern day slavery has been a problem for years. Why be vocal about it now?”
Look, I am a cynical nobody, so I sometimes think “nothing will ever change.” But some brave souls, more idealistic than me, take these steps with the hope that it will spark change - or at least it will put one more straw in the camel.
So yeah, it’s about sending a message, and I think that’s important.
Uh, yes? It’s not about sending a message inside MS only. It was about sending it out there. See how we’re discussing the story? Are we MS employees? Where’s my 401K?
Well, what did they expect?
It was about sending a message.
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Direct participation in the military systems for a genocide is a tad further than the military industrial complex.
The message is that people participating in genocide will not be made at the very least very uncomfortable for doing so.
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An active mass genocide is an odd time to make a statement?
Microsoft lied about not supplying the IDF military cloud in the past.
And AI is a far more direct contribution to genocide than excel support.
Plenty of reasons to do it now. And better now than tomorrow.
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Literally this
It’s like they are signaling to the world how virtuous they are
A kind of high ground moral messaging if you will
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Oh yeah, “modern day slavery has been a problem for years. Why be vocal about it now?”
Look, I am a cynical nobody, so I sometimes think “nothing will ever change.” But some brave souls, more idealistic than me, take these steps with the hope that it will spark change - or at least it will put one more straw in the camel.
So yeah, it’s about sending a message, and I think that’s important.
Problems can be ongoing or increase in severity. Just because it’s been an issue for a while doesn’t mean it’s too late for change.
Also, some people don’t have the luxury to choose an ethical employer (if they even exist).
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…maybe.
Or, hear me out, the dude specifically applied for Microsoft with the intention of changing shit.
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Uh, yes? It’s not about sending a message inside MS only. It was about sending it out there. See how we’re discussing the story? Are we MS employees? Where’s my 401K?
Ethical options?
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They probably expected their employer not to participate in genocide.
What a dummy, right?!?! \s