During a presentation by an executive with Google’s Israel branch on Monday, a Google Cloud engineer stood up and shouted, “I refuse to build technology that powers genocide or surveillance.” They were later fired.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/8/24094687/google-israel-project-nimbus-employee-fired
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I still think that better late than never
Yeah it’s hard to shame someone for not springing to challenge their employer on every little thing the moment they become aware of it. Sometimes it takes a bit for things to pile up to the point it’s too much.
It takes a lot of courage to throw away your job, potentially career and livelihood, for your principles.
Guy worked at Google. Could have basically gotten a tech job anywhere with that on his resume.
My understanding is that no one’s been getting hired in tech right now due to all the hiring freezes. What world do y’all live in?
Work in tech. I still regularly get recruitment emails. if I had google on my LinkedIn, I assume I would be getting at least twice as many.
I got hired ~5 months ago at a big tech company.
Fair enough. That hasn’t been my experience for the last almost 2 years. Teams in our org have been told that if they lose people they can’t hire replacements. Shit’s sucked
I’ve also been hearing about massive layoffs at tons of the biggest companies. I’d be surprised if they were still hiring, obviously.
Really just the job, right? They can still get hired for their next job to not be evil.
Would be nice if that were the case. However, a reputation or being known at least in the tech industry for being a “problem” employee definitely can harm your options.
Which tech company would that be?
I’m sure your noble sacrifice for the cause dwarfs his.
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I think this guy did what he felt he needed to do and it doesn’t have anything to do with us. Maybe it will spark change and maybe it won’t. The only thing I know for sure is that being a self righteous prick on the internet about his actions isn’t going to accomplish anything positive.
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The guy should have organized the resistance or nothing at all. There is nothing in between right?
If that action made just one person rethink their ethics, then it was worth it.
And now that it is in the news, more people will see it and it will affect more people.
Not everything is a fucking movie.
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Mental child? Are you ok? Maybe go outside and interact with some people not on the internet a little, because you kind of seem like you need to
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Mental child is not a mature thing to call someone
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This was likely preplanned…
Hey, we’re talking about it. Maybe it will inspire others to do the same.
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Go ahead and describe what exactly he should have done to make an effective protest. In the meantime, consider that perhaps he simply did not want to be a cog in a genocidal machine as he clearly stated.
I meant we’re talking about him taking a stand.
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You sure do seem to have it all figured out… 🙄
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The fact there is conversation around this topic and it’s getting traction means humanity has the ability to ponder this. If human perception is changed by the conversation then his act has created an entire change in society. It just depends. Similar to the shot heard round the world. You never know what that “shot” will be.
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I agree with you 1000% tbh. It’s just a sign of change if things like this happen more and more. Then we start to see a factual pattern. As of now. Agree 1000%
Got news, clicks, eyeballs and engagement from the likes of you. Does that equal Google making the change? No, but every little insignificant bit adds up more than cynical internet comments do
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Shifting the goal posts doesn’t get you more internet points
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There is no such thing as “effective protest”. There is action and inaction. Protest is an ineffective middle ground that allows the enemy to target, harass and arrest you.
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Nobody was worried when it was happening in the town over
Nobody was worried when it was their neighbor
Everybody lied to themselves when it was their friend
And by the time it came to them there was nothing left but panic and dread.
Ironic with the switcheroo on the last group
Remember the Turner Diaries, on the Day of the Rope they don’t kill the minorities or queer folks or other “lesser thans”, they kill all the white people who are “race traitors” because they’re not also fascists.
You are never safe from them, you’re just further down the list than who they’re after at this moment.
Funny, but kind of not