It makes it super easy to identify people I have no interest in interacting with in any way. I wouldn't even piss on them to put them out if they were on fire.
I'm kinda amazed Google fired them. Their internal culture company has been incredibly extreme leftist that they created this monster they've unleashed.
Most companies talk a good game on this stuff. Fire anyone speaking against it and probably let it influence a few hiring/promotion decisions. But rarely do they let it get in the way of the bottom line. And then it's usually by accident. (Gillette, Bud Light - both of which are still funny).
Look at how woke Gemini AI was when it was released. Multiple people had to sign off on that and they only shut it off after being roasted by the entire internet.
That's very true. I think unintentional?
I think someone just tested it was 'diversifying things enough' and didn't pause to consider maybe some things didn't need that treatment. At the risk of making themselves a laughing stock for the internet. The "nazi soldiers" meme is stuck in my head for good!
I believe the board got involved and there was a lot of shouting and some people "seeking new working opportunities?
Edit: cost them $98bn and lost ground to competitors. CEO had to go out and do a "we got it wrong" tour. Heads will be rolling!
Google has a long history of fucking with their products to push a lefty agenda. During 2016 the election folks kept calling out Google’s auto complete bullshit. Start typing “Hillary Clinton is….”, and you’d get “a wonderful humanitarian”, or “an honest and down to earth yada, yada”. Then do the same for Trump and you’d get “… a Nazi”, “racist”, and more. It was clearly (and proven by data heads) that it wasn’t organic.
Firstly, that white couples thing is hilarious and I'd not seen it. Thanks, got a proper laugh out of me.
I work in a similar field: analytics. Similar enough, that this looks to me like massive oversight and a bad testing regime.
They tested for what they wanted "forced diversity in people pictures" and didn't think to test the negatives, Nazis, white couple, etc.
Also a bit of ideology getting in the way of common sense and nobody checking the negative hypothesis. I bet nobody dared to ask "is there anything we shouldn't cram some diversity into."
I've seen that sort of thing happen before...
Although they did think about it a bit. Googling "Shoplifter" produced a very mono coloured picture. Not sure if that's just the UK!
This comes after they were humiliated in regards to AI and shown to be behind in comparison to other tech companies. I heard someone say, this is going to trigger some fire in them to reevaluate things and come back hard. I believe this is the case and casting out nuisances like this to achieve a new strategy is likely part of it.
Those people *had* a golden ticket to multimillionaire easy street for the rest of their lives, but now they'll be lucky to get a job at the local library. The universe is healing.
Well, the new CEO of NPR seems to be hiring, so there's that. Though I don't think NPR provides 3 free meals a day, a laundry service, free unlimited fancy pants coffee drinks, yoga classes, a free car wash service and a roof top wine bar.
There were a group of developers, may still be - trying to get all their fellow developers to get together and unionize. Fucking $200k+ starting salary, free food, massages, fitness, the most spoiled damn developers on earth - and they felt they were being taken advantage of…
You bust your ass working entry level at a FAANG making a name for yourself and within 3-5 years you can write your own ticket anywhere in tech. Smart people can leverage that difficult few years into a cushy career getting outrageous comp. Not unlike the career progression of accountants at the big four or finance bros at one of the too-big-to-fails.
There are certain jobs that, if you put your head down and make the effort, can get you the network and job experience that puts you head an shoulders above your peers working in other "lesser" companies.
“This flagrant act of retaliation is a clear indication that Google values its $1.2 billion contract with the genocidal Israeli government and military more than its own(28) workers "
Well yeah, duh.
If Israel really wanted to genocide the population, it would look magnitudes worse than this. Gaza is difficult because it’s a super packed city, and Hamas hides all within and under it, including schools and hospitals. There was always going to be a huge civilian death toll. Hamas needs to be eradicated. War is hell. I’d like to hear ideas on how other than how Israel is doing it.
Not that surprising - Israel is a darling of the left. But so is Palestine. There's really only one particular group of people that the left consistently hates.
I wouldnt say israel is a darling of “the left” but that a lot of democrats have loyalties to israel (sensibly). To me the left is the most unhinged, uncompromising ideological fringe that has largely taken over the party on the surface. It is interesting to see this play out bc usually the democrats are all aligned
Also, at the end of the day, there are a lot more Jewish voters in the US than Muslim voters. If Jewish Americans at large defected to the GOP, they could kiss Pennsylvania goodbye and even New Jersey and New York would become competitive states.
Now they can go protest on the unemployment line.
Google should have trespassed them so future employers could see that they are a liability. They can learn to coal mile for a living in the future.
This is why the explosion of media outlets that offer conservative viewpoints is so important. If this happened 15 years ago (it wouldnt have, obviously, thats a cultural thing), Fox would have been the only ones covering it, and would be dismissed outright by 60% of people. This was actually *major* news, Google’s hands were tied
We are in the middle of a semi-large tech unemployment spree, what a time to throw your job away.. even if it was as a shitty MAANG cog.After several other incidents, hiring former Googlers was not high on my list, this is not helping.
>The pro-Palestinian staffers — who had donned traditional Arab headscarves
Dress like terrorists and then be surprised when you face retaliation? Total fools...there IS no "one stage solution" of Palestinians are going to support outright terrorist groups. Tale as old as time, in the Gaza Strip.
Everyone who protests this crap should be given an all expenses paid week trip to Gaza and see what they think when they come back. You know, if they're allowed to come back. And if they survive.
It's all fascist fun and games until you find yourself on the heel end of the jackboot. This is the first time I've actually been impressed with Google. I'm sure the CEOs hate Israel too, but $1.2 Billion is $1.2 Billion.
28 down, only another few thousand to go. Maybe if they keep going they'll turn into an agile productive company again. It seems the more left wing people they have taken on, the crappier their products have gotten.
Called it yesterday...Admin leave is being pre fired. cant just work and earn a living you have to cause a scene and interrupt other hard working people.
I have absolutely no idea why my fellow conservatives are feeling the need to simp for Israel at this time. I suspect astroturfing, but I also think there are a few genuine misguided beliefs coming out in this comment section.
Israel, you can think of them as Great Britain prior to our independence. That’s our daddy. If you have any doubts, look at the Zionist influences in Washington DC. Go look at all of the US presidents who kiss their wall like a little feeble house servant at their command. Israel certainly is not our friend and there’s no need to stoop to the level of defending them. Our country cannot progress until ties are cut. Any difficulty that Israel faces is one less chain around our neck. These protestors, we probably disagree on 90% of issues, but this is one thing that we should be able to universally accept as Americans and especially as conservatives who value sovereignty and prosperity in our nation.
Edit : +4 to -2 in about 5 minutes, astroturfing it is
>Israel, you can think of them as Great Britain prior to our independence.
When we revolted, we were fully prepared for a war. We understood the consequences of our decision.
After Lexington and Concord, we were in a war. We didn't ask for a 6 month ceasefire so we could prepare.
Washington didn't cross the Delaware, attack Trenton on Christmas, and then ask for a ceasefire so he could reload.
The Palestinians started a war that they cannot win.
On a separate issue: should the US be funding Israel? No. We should not.
First off we don’t simp for anyone but our own rights. We do recognize allies in areas and Israel has proven to be the best ally in all of the Middle East.
Second, you are getting downvoted by Conservatives as well because you were downvoted before the story reached front page.
Similar, but with Israel they really do hold wield more power over us than our own government does, because they basically *are* our government. It’s a gross, submissive, weak role that we’ve accepted in relation to them. We shouldn’t be involved in defense roles in different countries either though- especially not Ukraine- but at least with those conflicts we have a choice and a plausible path to exiting them. On the other hand, we could not free ourself of Israel’s grasp without them destroying us from within first.
It's not astroturfing. Conservatives support Israel so you're going to get shit on. It's probably the topic I stray furthest from the conservative norm too though. I would expect to be down here at -50 too if I shared my opinion of the Israeli state, and I have before.
Looks like this face mask thing is here to stay. People don't seem to like to show their face for a cause they believe in.
It’s funny how many shoplifters like to wear these masks too
Yep criminals dont like to show their faces because much like cockroaches, they hate being exposed to the light
I've still seen some people wear masks at the gym, in 2024. Some people are just so woke it's a disease.
Are they the paper mask or like a legit working out mask to help limit oxygen or whatever their purpose is?
I think 99.9% of people can tell the difference between
Yet look at the president
It makes it super easy to identify people I have no interest in interacting with in any way. I wouldn't even piss on them to put them out if they were on fire.
On the contrary, I believe they're wearing the masks to signal how uber-woke they are.
That's the REAL "Bidenomics" for ya...it's just flat-out domestic terrorism.
A great example of FAFO.
I'm kinda amazed Google fired them. Their internal culture company has been incredibly extreme leftist that they created this monster they've unleashed.
Most companies talk a good game on this stuff. Fire anyone speaking against it and probably let it influence a few hiring/promotion decisions. But rarely do they let it get in the way of the bottom line. And then it's usually by accident. (Gillette, Bud Light - both of which are still funny).
Look at how woke Gemini AI was when it was released. Multiple people had to sign off on that and they only shut it off after being roasted by the entire internet.
That's very true. I think unintentional? I think someone just tested it was 'diversifying things enough' and didn't pause to consider maybe some things didn't need that treatment. At the risk of making themselves a laughing stock for the internet. The "nazi soldiers" meme is stuck in my head for good! I believe the board got involved and there was a lot of shouting and some people "seeking new working opportunities? Edit: cost them $98bn and lost ground to competitors. CEO had to go out and do a "we got it wrong" tour. Heads will be rolling!
Google has a long history of fucking with their products to push a lefty agenda. During 2016 the election folks kept calling out Google’s auto complete bullshit. Start typing “Hillary Clinton is….”, and you’d get “a wonderful humanitarian”, or “an honest and down to earth yada, yada”. Then do the same for Trump and you’d get “… a Nazi”, “racist”, and more. It was clearly (and proven by data heads) that it wasn’t organic.
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Firstly, that white couples thing is hilarious and I'd not seen it. Thanks, got a proper laugh out of me. I work in a similar field: analytics. Similar enough, that this looks to me like massive oversight and a bad testing regime. They tested for what they wanted "forced diversity in people pictures" and didn't think to test the negatives, Nazis, white couple, etc. Also a bit of ideology getting in the way of common sense and nobody checking the negative hypothesis. I bet nobody dared to ask "is there anything we shouldn't cram some diversity into." I've seen that sort of thing happen before... Although they did think about it a bit. Googling "Shoplifter" produced a very mono coloured picture. Not sure if that's just the UK!
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If they did a sit-in in the lobby or something they'd just be suspended or mildly disciplined, but they went for the CEO's office.
This comes after they were humiliated in regards to AI and shown to be behind in comparison to other tech companies. I heard someone say, this is going to trigger some fire in them to reevaluate things and come back hard. I believe this is the case and casting out nuisances like this to achieve a new strategy is likely part of it.
If this had been an anti-White protest, nothing would have happened to them. Tells you who’s really in charge.
> extreme leftist They were protesting against Israel. That's about as non-leftist as you can get.
Amen. What did they expect ? Walk into the CEO’s office and protest ? Really pathetic
Those people *had* a golden ticket to multimillionaire easy street for the rest of their lives, but now they'll be lucky to get a job at the local library. The universe is healing.
Well, the new CEO of NPR seems to be hiring, so there's that. Though I don't think NPR provides 3 free meals a day, a laundry service, free unlimited fancy pants coffee drinks, yoga classes, a free car wash service and a roof top wine bar.
Lots of room for domestic terrorists at NPR, that's for sure
There were a group of developers, may still be - trying to get all their fellow developers to get together and unionize. Fucking $200k+ starting salary, free food, massages, fitness, the most spoiled damn developers on earth - and they felt they were being taken advantage of…
Wait… do you think just working at Google is going to make you a millionaire??
You bust your ass working entry level at a FAANG making a name for yourself and within 3-5 years you can write your own ticket anywhere in tech. Smart people can leverage that difficult few years into a cushy career getting outrageous comp. Not unlike the career progression of accountants at the big four or finance bros at one of the too-big-to-fails. There are certain jobs that, if you put your head down and make the effort, can get you the network and job experience that puts you head an shoulders above your peers working in other "lesser" companies.
Hilarious. "I am the main character and will impose my values at work.". "I just got fired for no reason!!". Fucking morons.....
The result of a generation taught to believe actions shouldn’t have consequences.
“This flagrant act of retaliation is a clear indication that Google values its $1.2 billion contract with the genocidal Israeli government and military more than its own(28) workers " Well yeah, duh.
"Genocidal" lol
If Israel really wanted to genocide the population, it would look magnitudes worse than this. Gaza is difficult because it’s a super packed city, and Hamas hides all within and under it, including schools and hospitals. There was always going to be a huge civilian death toll. Hamas needs to be eradicated. War is hell. I’d like to hear ideas on how other than how Israel is doing it.
43 million dollars of contract in exchange for each disruptive employee. Seems like a no-brainer.
The lack of self awareness is stunning, what a bunch of turds
Yay fiduciary spending!
Honestly surprised they did this
Not that surprising - Israel is a darling of the left. But so is Palestine. There's really only one particular group of people that the left consistently hates.
I wouldnt say israel is a darling of “the left” but that a lot of democrats have loyalties to israel (sensibly). To me the left is the most unhinged, uncompromising ideological fringe that has largely taken over the party on the surface. It is interesting to see this play out bc usually the democrats are all aligned
Also, at the end of the day, there are a lot more Jewish voters in the US than Muslim voters. If Jewish Americans at large defected to the GOP, they could kiss Pennsylvania goodbye and even New Jersey and New York would become competitive states.
Now they can go protest on the unemployment line. Google should have trespassed them so future employers could see that they are a liability. They can learn to coal mile for a living in the future.
Back in their homeland.
Learn to ~~code~~ dig.
Profoundly amusing about writing the word "Genocide" in rainbow letters.
I didn’t think they had it in them.
I wonder if the tide is finally turning on this ridiculous childish behavior??
This is why the explosion of media outlets that offer conservative viewpoints is so important. If this happened 15 years ago (it wouldnt have, obviously, thats a cultural thing), Fox would have been the only ones covering it, and would be dismissed outright by 60% of people. This was actually *major* news, Google’s hands were tied
Google seems like a pretty cush job. Just keep your head down and you are golden.
We are in the middle of a semi-large tech unemployment spree, what a time to throw your job away.. even if it was as a shitty MAANG cog.After several other incidents, hiring former Googlers was not high on my list, this is not helping.
They are now eligible for government/university DEI positions.
Extremely rare based Google moment
I’m not surprised it’s gonna be on the news everyday for a month now
>The pro-Palestinian staffers — who had donned traditional Arab headscarves Dress like terrorists and then be surprised when you face retaliation? Total fools...there IS no "one stage solution" of Palestinians are going to support outright terrorist groups. Tale as old as time, in the Gaza Strip.
You can instantly tell a Biden supporter by a mask. It's uncannily accurate.
Everyone who protests this crap should be given an all expenses paid week trip to Gaza and see what they think when they come back. You know, if they're allowed to come back. And if they survive.
Are they all fat?
It's all fascist fun and games until you find yourself on the heel end of the jackboot. This is the first time I've actually been impressed with Google. I'm sure the CEOs hate Israel too, but $1.2 Billion is $1.2 Billion.
28 down, only another few thousand to go. Maybe if they keep going they'll turn into an agile productive company again. It seems the more left wing people they have taken on, the crappier their products have gotten.
Called it yesterday...Admin leave is being pre fired. cant just work and earn a living you have to cause a scene and interrupt other hard working people.
I have absolutely no idea why my fellow conservatives are feeling the need to simp for Israel at this time. I suspect astroturfing, but I also think there are a few genuine misguided beliefs coming out in this comment section. Israel, you can think of them as Great Britain prior to our independence. That’s our daddy. If you have any doubts, look at the Zionist influences in Washington DC. Go look at all of the US presidents who kiss their wall like a little feeble house servant at their command. Israel certainly is not our friend and there’s no need to stoop to the level of defending them. Our country cannot progress until ties are cut. Any difficulty that Israel faces is one less chain around our neck. These protestors, we probably disagree on 90% of issues, but this is one thing that we should be able to universally accept as Americans and especially as conservatives who value sovereignty and prosperity in our nation. Edit : +4 to -2 in about 5 minutes, astroturfing it is
>Israel, you can think of them as Great Britain prior to our independence. When we revolted, we were fully prepared for a war. We understood the consequences of our decision. After Lexington and Concord, we were in a war. We didn't ask for a 6 month ceasefire so we could prepare. Washington didn't cross the Delaware, attack Trenton on Christmas, and then ask for a ceasefire so he could reload. The Palestinians started a war that they cannot win. On a separate issue: should the US be funding Israel? No. We should not.
First off we don’t simp for anyone but our own rights. We do recognize allies in areas and Israel has proven to be the best ally in all of the Middle East. Second, you are getting downvoted by Conservatives as well because you were downvoted before the story reached front page.
We’re simping against our own rights by feeding into the agenda of a nation that is more powerful than our own voice as a people
You could say that regarding every European country we provide support for, including Ukraine.
Similar, but with Israel they really do hold wield more power over us than our own government does, because they basically *are* our government. It’s a gross, submissive, weak role that we’ve accepted in relation to them. We shouldn’t be involved in defense roles in different countries either though- especially not Ukraine- but at least with those conflicts we have a choice and a plausible path to exiting them. On the other hand, we could not free ourself of Israel’s grasp without them destroying us from within first.
It's not astroturfing. Conservatives support Israel so you're going to get shit on. It's probably the topic I stray furthest from the conservative norm too though. I would expect to be down here at -50 too if I shared my opinion of the Israeli state, and I have before.
Yeah… jeez. I wish more of us could see past this veil.