> ideologically insane and unproductive cultural trends
There are certainly some cartoonish outcomes (like my company no longer calls team meetings "All Hands"... in case, you know, someone doesn't have hands).
But there's nothing insane about a company thinking about what role it can play towards helping people up. I would be happy if my company donated computing equipment and resources to disadvantaged communities around the country. Having grown up in Appalachia with little computing resources nearby, my envy when I learned people my age had access to Sparc Stations and giant tech bookstores...
There are certainly some cartoonish outcomes (like my company no longer calls team meetings "All Hands"... in case, you know, someone doesn't have hands).
But there's nothing insane about a company thinking about what role it can play towards helping people up. I would be happy if my company donated computing equipment and resources to disadvantaged communities around the country. Having grown up in Appalachia with little computing resources nearby, my envy when I learned people my age had access to Sparc Stations and giant tech bookstores...