Kraken CEO brands SF homeless 'wild animals' who he doesn't think of as people in this interview by . Perfect snapshot of the tech scene's lack of empathy & unwillingness to take accountability for making the city unlivable. breakermag.com/kraken-ceo-say
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No humans are 'wild animals,' and the implication that even real wild animals don't deserve to be treated with dignity isn't a great look, either.
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Some things walking around with human DNA, looking like people, have the IQs, habits, lifestyles, diseases, behaviors and social/legal accountability of wild animals. We should treat all animals with respect, even wild, even rabid, even human.
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That's a little better, but - and I'm genuinely sharing this for your benefit - you realize that denying people's humanity is one of the pillars of fascism, and directly led to the Holocaust? This is not a great look. remember.org/hist-root-what
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I’m not denying that anyone is human, but not all humans = people. A brain dead sack of living human flesh is not a person. When you stop holding someone accountable for their actions, you are saying they’re not a person. Still deserving of dignity but we need to stop enabling.
C'mon man. You're really not trying here. Acknowledging someone's humanity means extending empathy to them. Calling a drug addict a "brain dead sack of human flesh" who "is not a person" is incompatible with saying they're "deserving of dignity."
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It doesn't seem you've thought this through, and if I were an investor in your company, I'd be concerned.
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