What we're doing in tech right now is extremely dangerous. We're mixing political correctness over fact finding (i.e. what she said as first shoot then ask) with technical competency.<p>Remember when we shot Brendan Eich and replaced him with a marketing dude and then wondered why Firefox is suddenly driven by marketing decisions?<p>The boundaries are pretty(I say pretty, because even here countries opinions differ) clear on what physical rape is, but the boundaries on what is considered harassment in a global world are EXTREMELY blurry. Don't ever forget that.<p>And before you start shouting that I'm defending Jake, I'm not, I don't even like the guy.
If anyone could take the time to break down what this is about and why it's significant for those like me who are very out of the loop I'm sure we'd appreciate it.
Don't know if it's just me, but it seems like there is a bit of a trend lately to embellish or distort problems that can otherwise stand on their own as they are for reasons that seem anywhere from unclear to shortsighted to unnecessary.
I read the whole drama bomb which could be a high school aged spat as easily as the adults involved in the Tor project, but this stood out:<p>>To be clear I believe Jake has hurt people (which he has admitted himself) and didn't respect people's boundaries. I do not believe he is a rapist or a harasser and I am wondering what the people who started this campaign are trying to achieve.<p>Admitting he's abusive and ignores boundaries while at the same time saying that behavior isn't harassing or rape is some Grade A dissonance. There wasn't some conspiracy. This woman even admits the guy hurts people and disrespects boundaries. The fact she doesn't have specific details about a rape or other harassment is irrelevant.<p>She knows the guy has hurt others, and then thinks there is a campaign allied against him?<p>I'd want any person like <i>she</i> describes removed from any communities I belong to, and not surprised the Tor Project decided the same.