> So while the most Gitlab can do is fire Candice, or censor communications she makes on their platform; in China, such dissension could get you locked up, exiled, or disappeared.
This is a bit of a short-sighted argument, because in our times, pretty much everyone lives beyond their means, from paycheque to paycheque; if you're a tech worker in SF, you're probably not an exception to this rule, either. So, if you suddenly find yourself out of a job, and potentially unhireable due to your unwillingness to compromise on issues such as these, then how's that much different from being locked up, exiled or disappeared? And you have to remember, Epstein didn't kill himself, either.
This is a bit of a short-sighted argument, because in our times, pretty much everyone lives beyond their means, from paycheque to paycheque; if you're a tech worker in SF, you're probably not an exception to this rule, either. So, if you suddenly find yourself out of a job, and potentially unhireable due to your unwillingness to compromise on issues such as these, then how's that much different from being locked up, exiled or disappeared? And you have to remember, Epstein didn't kill himself, either.