> Dick Costolo, a former chief executive of Twitter, tweeted that “me-first capitalists who think you can separate society from business” would be shot in “the revolution.” He deleted the post after, he said, it set off violent threats and harassment.
I reported this tweet to twitter. Twitter responded that it violated their policies and was removed.
I don't doubt that he was also subjected to threats-- after all, his own comments sets a tone where casual assault is, apparently, okay. It's not okay. It's not okay when he does it nor is it okay for people to do it in retaliation.
It’s hilarious that Dick Costello thinks that capitalists like him will be spared in “the revolution.” Costello is like the bourgeoisie in Russia that were sympathetic to Bolshevism and collaborated in their own executions.
This guy must be worth at least a million bucks. It's certainly weird to hear these ultra privileged people talking like they are far left wing revolutionaries or something... not realising they are the very establishment themselves. It's the purest example of "virtue signaling", because ultimately, it's all about clout.
I'd like these people to focus on privacy, open standards, ethical business practices in IT and so on instead of calling every business who isn't displaying a "BLM" banner on their websites "traitors"...
We went from "please join our righteous cause" to, "if don't ostensibly support our cause you're a f*cking bigot".
It's like the good ol' Bush II's "Either you are with us or you're with the terrorists".
I reported this tweet to twitter. Twitter responded that it violated their policies and was removed.
I don't doubt that he was also subjected to threats-- after all, his own comments sets a tone where casual assault is, apparently, okay. It's not okay. It's not okay when he does it nor is it okay for people to do it in retaliation.
"Don't be a dick" has always been good advice.