sweeny

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[–] sweeny@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

What law are they breaking? Not trying to defend Google or anything, just curious what law is blatantly being broken here because I don't know of one

[–] sweeny@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I think they still can but they have less fine control over which ad placements they disable? I'm not totally sure, but that's what this link seems to imply https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6332943?hl=en

[–] sweeny@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Those YouTubers have the option to disable ads on their channel if that is truly all the revenue they need, you don't need to make that decision for them

[–] sweeny@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This wouldn't be gross incompetence, it is a standard treatment that comes with pregnancy risks that the patient can choose to take knowing that they aren't going to give birth. All of those quotes youve selectively pulled are in reference to unexpected injury that isn't outlined in the waiver, so I'm pretty sure they wouldn't apply in this case. Neither of us are lawyers though, I wonder if any lawyer fed heads could chime in

[–] sweeny@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Yes they do. In new york (where this took place), and most places, doctors are protected by liability waivers if the patient has informed consent. Read this for more information if you want an actual informed opinion on this

https://sobolaw.com/medical-malpractice/signing-a-waiver-before-surgery-can-you-still-sue/

[–] sweeny@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Nice imaginary conversation, I'm sure you're a totally qualified doctor and lawyer... just have the patient sign a liability waiver dude

[–] sweeny@sh.itjust.works 50 points 1 year ago (12 children)

That should be the women's choice to make though. She doesn't want a baby, if she has an unexpected pregnancy she will abort, so she doesn't need to take all that into account. She should get her treatment and a prior warning about pregnancy issues that could occur

[–] sweeny@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 year ago (21 children)

Let's not get too caught up on comparisons, everyone deserves a living wage. McDonald's is a job just as much as healthcare work is, an hour of your life takes just as much of your time no matter where you work

[–] sweeny@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's true, my uncle's cousin works for Cellebrite and says they can even hack into our brains

[–] sweeny@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

This has to be an intentionally bad idea lol, most albums are longer than 30 minutes and this would ruin the flow

[–] sweeny@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

This is needlessly splitting hairs, Linus Tech Tips is absolutely part of the tech industry, and the parallels to other horror stories of the tech industry are too great to ignore. The people working on these videos are tech professionals similar to yourself, they test software similar to what you make, they have a company culture similar to tech startups, and other tech professionals consume their videos giving them influence in the tech community. They may not be doing the same thing in the industry as you are, but that doesn't mean they aren't part of it.

[–] sweeny@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I would say it's both, it is an extremely tech centric media production company with many employees who are tech professionals. That's an interesting point though, the tech culture and media production culture definitely both seem to be at play here. This story just stirred up a lot of feelings for me on this recurring pattern I've been seeing in the tech industry as a whole, and many are rightfully pointing out that these problems aren't just limited to the tech industry.

 

The Linus Tech Tips abuse allegations are yet another reminder that something absolutely needs to be done about the rampant sexism in the tech industry. If you haven't heard them yet you can read about them here, but be warned, there is some potentially very triggering abuse and self harm detailed: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1691693740254228741.html

Madison's story is not unique - we have heard stories like hers time and time again. As a tech professional it makes me sick to share an industry with these horrible people, and to know that little is being done to reign them in.

So, what can be done about this? I don't have all of the answers, but one thing that comes to mind is that HR departments desperately need actual unbiased oversight, perhaps even from a governing body outside of the company. It has become common knowledge that HR’s primary purpose is to protect the company, and this prevents employees from speaking out and driving internal change even in terrible situations like Madison Reeve and countless others have faced. The way things are run clearly needs to fundamentally change

Let me know in the comments if you have any ideas on how we as a tech community might be able to address these issues, I am truly at a loss. All I want is for tech to be a safe space for everybody to find their passion and success, and it saddens me that we clearly aren't there yet.

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