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what does this accomplish, exactly? is it just another slactivist outrage to feel like you're participating in something that feels meaningful?
by veew 12y ago
what does this accomplish, exactly? is it just another slactivist outrage to feel like you're participating in something that feels meaningful?
- arrrg 12y agoIt’s civil society in action. This is how it’s supposed to work, you know. Someone does something you don’t like, you state that openly and publicly.
- veew 12y agobig deal.
- gtaylor 12y agoDoes it matter? Politicians who do stupid things deserve this kind of negative attention, no matter how insignificant it is. It's a good thing that this is even being mentioned by some of the domestic news agencies. Even if nothing further comes of this, we as a society will have benefited from some tiny percentage of the population becoming aware of the Dropbox->Rice relationship.
- veew 12y agoyeah bla bla bla, good for you.
- SmokeyHamster 12y agoAre you implying that if a company does something we dislike, we should just shut-up and mind our own business? What's up with the general theme on ycombinator of defending these people? Is everyone here a fan of Rice, or do you simply have no moral principals you think are worth protesting over? Be condescending and label them as slactivists all you want. This protest is a proportional response to a perceived mis-step by a company. Would you take them more seriously if they had torches and pitchforks?