"capitalism is bad, so it's bad when corporations fire fascists" is not a smart take.
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Replying to @nberlat
How about capitalism is bad, so it's bad to lobby/empower corporations to fire people for offenses that were previously not fireable? Especially if that impulse to call the manager substitutes for a policy agenda that would better address root causes in the area of offense.
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Replying to @findfredhampton @nberlat
We live in an at-will employment economy, there's no such thing as "offenses that were not previously fireable"
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Replying to @arthur_affect @nberlat
There may be some truth there strictly legally, but I mean in the sense of contemporary cancel cultures. The threhold and stakes for causing offense have changed, and those offended now increasingly respond by involving (and empowering) employers.
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Replying to @findfredhampton @nberlat
This is exactly what people were saying about "lawyer brain" Outside of an actual courtroom, the idea of "precedent" and "case law" is mostly bullshit Trying to label everything as a "trend" or a "slippery slope" or a "culture" is concern trolling
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It has ALWAYS been the case that most employers can fire most employees for any fucking reason, or no reason It has always been ESPECIALLY the case that famous people have "morals clauses" in their contracts saying they can be fired for making their employer "look bad"
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Replying to @arthur_affect @nberlat
For some reason the NYT wrote about a phenomenon you've proven has not changed a single bit over the decadeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/books/morals-clause-book-deals-josh-hawley.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage …
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Replying to @findfredhampton @nberlat
Yeah for some strange mysterious reason You're saying the the NYT is the one speaking truth to power now? That power being me and other Twitter SJWs?
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Again: People have always been at risk of losing acting gigs and book deals for developing a bad reputation This only became "cancel culture" when one of the reasons to have a bad reputation became "being publicly racist"
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The fundamental principle here is what, people should read books by people they find gross?
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