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resist.berlin @resist_berlin@chaos.social

I think it is absolutely essential for tech people to realize that working for EvilCorp is, in fact, evil. And there is no redemption from that by doing a little bit of "activism" or contributing a handful of lines to an "open source" project on the weekend. Stop this form of tech greenwashing.

If you give your full working power to EvilCorp, you are *absolutely responsible* for what is going on and you deserve to be called out on that. Quit your job or nothing will ever change. Your choice.

Bob Mottram 🔧 ☕ ✅ @bob@soc.freedombone.net
@resist_berlin On the other hand only a small percentage of tech people are working for giant EvilCorps. Most will be working for small businesses, startups, self-employed or as happens a lot around here living on Patreons.

There's always the decision of what to spend your life on, and I don't always necessarily blame individual Googlers for working for a company which writes software for drone assassinations. Under capitalism many people including techies are not always free to choose what they do to survive.
walruslifestyle @walruslifestyle

@bob
these apologetics always baffle me. there are plenty who are free to choose and choose evil nonetheless. we give them cover when we cloud the issue by immediately referencing those who aren't free to choose
@resist_berlin

walruslifestyle @walruslifestyle

@bob @resist_berlin
I mean you literally the thread when you do that. ?

Bob Mottram 🔧 ☕ ✅ @bob@soc.freedombone.net
@walruslifestyle @resist_berlin Tech is a huge field and not all all tech workers operate under the same conditions. We tend to read about the "rockstars" - the people who give talks at conferences or the founders of sillicon valley startups - but that's only one corner of tech.
walruslifestyle @walruslifestyle

@bob @resist_berlin again, this feels like apologetics. no one would dispute what you're saying. the point is emphasis.

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Shamar @Shamar@mastodon.social

@walruslifestyle @bob @resist_berlin

While I agree that developers should feel responsible for the overall behaviour of the company they work for, I think that there are plenty of things that a good boy can do in an evil corp, before quitting.

First she could try to make the evil effects of corporate decision explicit and known to the management and collegues, in written form, so that, when they become an issue, nobody can say they did not know.

Second she can leak info.

And actually more..

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