Posts by Gargron@mastodon.tech
(DIR) Post #APyVgMfwMS2pOsnudM by Gargron@mastodon.tech
2022-11-25T21:42:57.502600Z
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Maybe it can be improved but he'll never sound like Rush Limbaugh
(DIR) Post #APypxy8aKUxfaosFs0 by Gargron@mastodon.tech
2022-11-26T01:30:14.960183Z
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Selling FTT Tokens cheap! Direct Message for more info.
(DIR) Post #AQ1mf3zUcsAvr9nKbI by Gargron@mastodon.tech
2022-11-27T11:37:20.262056Z
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The Creator of Ruby on Rails (runs Mastodon), DAVID HEINEMEIER HANSSON, has very interesting reflections about the waning influence of DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) rhetoric. https://world.hey.com/dhh/the-waning-days-of-dei-s-dominance-9a5b656cThe waning days of DEI's dominanceThe acronym for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion entered the common corporate lexicon with overwhelming force in 2020. Executives everywhere quickly learned they needed a passable position on DEI to stay employed, and a cottage industry of consultants sprung up to provide it. There were endless proclamations of "doing the work", some employees were told to "be less white", and sympathy statements for public protests abounded. It was a near total victory over existing corporate culture in America.The rout turned traditional concepts of meritocracy, color blindness, and equality of opportunity into something "problematic" and "toxic". It spawned a constant churn of denunciations and cancelations. Both for transgressions against the new orthodoxy committed in the moment and for those in the distant past. An ideological inferno had been lit.This stunning cultural conquest was enabled and accelerated by so many influences it's difficult to list them all. The aftershock of Trump, the riots in the wake of George Floyd, the grand isolation experiment of the pandemic, the writings of D'Angelo and X. Kendi. To name just a few. All winds for a moment seemingly blowing in the same righteous direction.Not many dared speak up back then, whatever their misgivings about the ideology or the actions it bred. Most wisely chose to hold their breath rather than waste it against a hurricane. But since those heady days of 2020, things have changed. The DEI hegemony has gone from virtually unchallenged to come under severe stress. Let's look at four reasons why.First, the Supreme Court is poised to repeal affirmative action at American universities next year. This thanks to a lawsuit brought on by Asian-American students who've been discriminated against at Harvard in the service of preferential treatment for other races. It's a case that goes to the heart of DEI ideology: That to correct wrongs of discrimination in the past, we must apply reverse discrimination today.That's not an ideology that holds sway with the majority of Americans. Most do not want college admission to be preferential on the basis of race, even if they support efforts to help minorities get a fair shot. Or said differently, Americans still support equality of opportunity, and they still reject equality of outcomes.If the Supreme Court votes with the majority of Americans on this issue of college admissions, it'll be more than a little difficult for major American corporations to continue to run a hiring strategy based on affirmative action.Second, many of the ideological allies of the DEI movement, like the official Black Lives Matter organization, have been swallowed by scandals. It's hard to lend public legitimacy to the HR offshoot if the main ideology is taking such large steps backward in public opinion.This doesn't just involve the disintegration of organizations like BLM, but also the discrediting of policy goals like "Defund The Police". The DEI movement used the broad societal energy that propelled BLM, including "Defund The Police", to gain prominence and power in 2020. Now that energy has all but evaporated as we close out 2022.Third, the DEI movement has lost control of Twitter, which served as the main instrument to run ideological enforcement in the corporate sphere. The threat of Twitter mobs ensured quick compliance from corporate executives, and other figures of power, lest the pitchforks be aimed at their necks.But now Twitter is owned by Elon Musk. A fact that has fundamentally altered the balance of power on the platform. And whose proposals, like ending elite bluecheck privileges and ideological censorship, run counter to the needs of The Message.Fourth, and finally, is that tech workers – from whom the DEI movement drew its most active and engaged disciples – no longer hold as much power over their place of employment as they once did. Gone are the days where elite tech worker could easily threaten their employer with a jump to a competitor for another plum position making $200K+. All the major tech companies are now either doing layoffs in mass numbers or have instituted hiring freezes.With potentially hundreds of thousands of tech workers soon to be out of a job – perhaps for quite a while! – I suspect many of the most fervent ideologues among them will find it more difficult to convince companies to hire them elsewhere. The idea of bringing Your Whole Self to Twitter may suddenly seem a fair bit less appealing as the job market turns.Give everyone a fair chance to advance in the world on the merit of their talent and content of their character. Regardless of their identity. That's the creed of equality of opportunity.
(DIR) Post #AQ305knzYgA8jbQs1A by Gargron@mastodon.tech
2022-11-28T01:42:33.442728Z
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Is it true the #Masons control the world?
(DIR) Post #AQ30HmVh2smlUsbn4C by Gargron@mastodon.tech
2022-11-28T01:44:43.623367Z
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One unpopular but free speech per day? How's this @alex https://www.reddit.com/r/Pleroma_Mastodon/comments/z62td3/in_defense_of_rebasedsoapbox_alex_gleason/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb
(DIR) Post #AQ30OfeevqfoGL5TpA by Gargron@mastodon.tech
2022-11-28T01:45:58.308437Z
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They're wrong about @alex https://www.reddit.com/r/Pleroma_Mastodon/comments/z62td3/in_defense_of_rebasedsoapbox_alex_gleason/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb
(DIR) Post #AQ36TPNFUTf4wQaOae by Gargron@mastodon.tech
2022-11-28T02:54:01.922144Z
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My fault, I actually believed @alex was gay. My apologies. So he's not gay?That link is to my subreddit but I tried to also post that same "Defense of Alex" in the much bigger r/Mastodon subreddit. They called it "hate speech," permanently banned me, & got Reddit to ban my account for 7 days as well. Thus i have no way to edit that post to remove "gay."
(DIR) Post #AQ3AhZIzlK6Lc7bVa4 by Gargron@mastodon.tech
2022-11-28T03:41:26.827641Z
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So give it to me straight @mk, is Alex gay or not gay? Not sure who's joking and who's serious. I'm afraidit may be too late to end this "gay" rumor after it takes on a life of its own:https://twitter.com/AmericaFirstTV/status/1597069984098054145?t=TUel_ZmEgBylzJJQwBApCg&s=19@flappypaddle @graf
(DIR) Post #AQ3Ajtgix0e1PPoUYi by Gargron@mastodon.tech
2022-11-28T03:41:50.168159Z
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So give it to me straight @mk, is Alex gay or not gay? Not sure who's joking and who's serious. I'm afraid it may be too late to end this "gay" rumor after it takes on a life of its own:https://twitter.com/AmericaFirstTV/status/1597069984098054145?t=TUel_ZmEgBylzJJQwBApCg&s=19@flappypaddle @graf
(DIR) Post #AQ3CFO8nsSzGmvWl0q by Gargron@mastodon.tech
2022-11-28T03:58:45.121092Z
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/\ ah...there's more to this story!
(DIR) Post #AQ3qmkF6imIh3ew7Bg by Gargron@mastodon.tech
2022-11-28T11:32:58.260331Z
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Strange, in New England, Sparrows & Starlings are detested.
(DIR) Post #AQ3r0dMJ70ePlJvWRk by Gargron@mastodon.tech
2022-11-28T11:35:29.153609Z
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Kitty does not look happy being compared to bananas. The look of "I'm done here" in the eyes, 😆
(DIR) Post #AQ3r98SDNtViWFkBJw by Gargron@mastodon.tech
2022-11-28T11:36:59.322214Z
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This is a great idea! 👍
(DIR) Post #AQ4OVPncs9RTAmzSOe by Gargron@mastodon.tech
2022-11-28T17:50:48.784409Z
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Good article 👍, thanks MK!
(DIR) Post #AQ4OfQioIXZqvgVsbg by Gargron@mastodon.tech
2022-11-28T17:52:37.626335Z
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Excellent work Rezha! 👏
(DIR) Post #AQ4mjnxwDWbP4sCxea by Gargron@mastodon.tech
2022-11-28T22:22:20.339927Z
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No wait! Come back 😢 By the way, what is a CSA survivor?
(DIR) Post #AQ4mq8qPVJ5vZKhzyy by Gargron@mastodon.tech
2022-11-28T22:23:29.819772Z
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Not only that one, "16 And Pregnant!"
(DIR) Post #AQ4nbxqxfiHpNelnzE by Gargron@mastodon.tech
2022-11-28T22:32:07.559532Z
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I look 👀 good there! 👍
(DIR) Post #AQ4ngPVYnHA6JCsbwm by Gargron@mastodon.tech
2022-11-28T22:32:56.392247Z
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Oh good point 👍
(DIR) Post #AQ4nwWyUngtc6F6KFE by Gargron@mastodon.tech
2022-11-28T22:35:50.352455Z
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Oh sorry & sorry to get so personal 😞 Where was your Mom's voice while this was happening? There's not always a "Mother Bear" instinct?