Frankly, I find this comment surprising. "Lack of transparency" describes 80% of the companies I have worked at. If Gitlab losing its radical transparency is a reason to jump ship, to where would one go?
Fine. But even if it is, this seems hardly to be a problem exclusive to Gitlab. So what's the point of jumping ship? Won't you just end up in another similar environment?
back in the days we were just working. we cared about technology. those in control cared for money. which was absolutely fine.
Women and people of color were systemically discriminated against. Companies ignored environmental externalities, or worse actively campaigned to spread misinformation about them to the detriment of us all. Cities were destroyed by anti-corporate taxation measures enacted by those who cared for money, and now the people who provide basic services cannot afford to live there.
If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule?
I see your point. and even if I am a victim myself like you and many others, I cant just blame them and feel happy about it. I blame it on a the system. and...governments.
but see? this is political talk again. and I have no time for that. accept the things as they are and try to build tools to make the world a better place. and for me that means, actively do something myself.
you will engange yourself in a fight which is not yours. you will waste time on meaningless things, rather than caring about your own stuff which is much more time worthy.
in the end you will find yourself in a situation where you will realize that what you thought was your own opinion was much more a copy of what others said and what you've been told. you will give up because it isnt worth the time and you will go back to your own roots and yourself with the words: "well. guess Ive wasted a year or two."
time is the most precious thing you have in this life.
