Primalchrome wrote on Jan 23, 2020, 13:29:

Tipsy McStagger wrote on Jan 23, 2020, 10:52:

Primalchrome wrote on Jan 23, 2020, 10:41:
Because them libtards should be thankful for their betters fumigating their wisdom! If it weren't fer their betters, they wouldn't have jobs! Trickle down economics work, regardless of what economists say! All hail capitalizm!

I'm sure hoping this is a sarcastic tongue in cheek comment.

But.. Capitalism does work and it's the reason we have crazy forefront of technology and industry.

Yah, I'd assumed that it was over the top enough to be obvious....but I can (sadly) see how it might almost seem like real outrage. Capitalism is fine as an aspect of society. As the definition or religion of a society, not so much. I find it disturbing that the economic system that is best suited to sociopathy is hailed as the only basis for a successful economy. Like most things in life....it's all about a mixture.

Our place as a world/tech leader for the last 60 years might be as much due to while every other world power was having their infrastructure bombed flat, the US was ramping theirs up to fill the demand for war material.

You leave my military industrial complex out of it.

In the famous words of Kanye West, "Now I ain't sayin' she a gold digger / But she ain't messin' wit no broke, broke."

Cutter wrote on Jan 23, 2020, 13:23:

chickenboo wrote on Jan 23, 2020, 12:15:
There shouldn't even be a settlement in the first place. Riot trying to buy its way out of the fire with a paltry $10M split among 1000 women where the settlement most likely affirms Riot refusing to admit any guilt.

No one is forcing them to take the settlement. They can pursue legal restitution however they see fit. It's supposed to be compensation, not winning the lottery. How many of those 1000 women were actually harassed? And then to what degree?

What if I pay you a compliment and it's completely innocuous but you interpret it as sexual harassment? How do I have any control over how you interpret what I say? Wars have started for less. And even if I was making a pass at you does that entitle you to a multimillion dollar payout? Get real. If that's the way the world worked we'd all just be sitting around suing each other all the live long day and nothing would get done.

Yeah, from the sounds of it there were definitely a few women who were really harassed. It actually sounds like most employees were harassed - sexually or otherwise - by bad management. So where are their payouts? For everyone who ever feels hard done by by a corporation, where are their payouts? Ever been fired without cause? Lots of people are all the time, where are their payouts? Why are they any less deserving? Yet legally speaking they are. That's real discrimination in my book.

1) It isn't about sexual harassment, it's about intentionally not promoting women and running a penis-ocracy instead of a meritocracy. Y'know, a gender discrimination lawsuit, as Blue mentioned

2) It's weird that you think people can interpret being farted on or fondled by someone multiple levels above them in the company, in a meeting, as anything other than offensive

Tipsy McStagger wrote on Jan 23, 2020, 10:52:

Primalchrome wrote on Jan 23, 2020, 10:41:
Because them libtards should be thankful for their betters fumigating their wisdom! If it weren't fer their betters, they wouldn't have jobs! Trickle down economics work, regardless of what economists say! All hail capitalizm!

I'm sure hoping this is a sarcastic tongue in cheek comment.

But.. Capitalism does work and it's the reason we have crazy forefront of technology and industry.

Yah, I'd assumed that it was over the top enough to be obvious....but I can (sadly) see how it might almost seem like real outrage. Capitalism is fine as an aspect of society. As the definition or religion of a society, not so much. I find it disturbing that the economic system that is best suited to sociopathy is hailed as the only basis for a successful economy. Like most things in life....it's all about a mixture.

Our place as a world/tech leader for the last 60 years might be as much due to while every other world power was having their infrastructure bombed flat, the US was ramping theirs up to fill the demand for war material.

chickenboo wrote on Jan 23, 2020, 12:15:
There shouldn't even be a settlement in the first place. Riot trying to buy its way out of the fire with a paltry $10M split among 1000 women where the settlement most likely affirms Riot refusing to admit any guilt.

No one is forcing them to take the settlement. They can pursue legal restitution however they see fit. It's supposed to be compensation, not winning the lottery. How many of those 1000 women were actually harassed? And then to what degree?

What if I pay you a compliment and it's completely innocuous but you interpret it as sexual harassment? How do I have any control over how you interpret what I say? Wars have started for less. And even if I was making a pass at you does that entitle you to a multimillion dollar payout? Get real. If that's the way the world worked we'd all just be sitting around suing each other all the live long day and nothing would get done.

Yeah, from the sounds of it there were definitely a few women who were really harassed. It actually sounds like most employees were harassed - sexually or otherwise - by bad management. So where are their payouts? For everyone who ever feels hard done by by a corporation, where are their payouts? Ever been fired without cause? Lots of people are all the time, where are their payouts? Why are they any less deserving? Yet legally speaking they are. That's real discrimination in my book.

Why sue for millions when you can sue for Billions! I think they finally figured out that ? step right above the "profit" one.

jdreyer wrote on Jan 23, 2020, 12:49:
I came here to post, but I think y'all have it covered.

That's BS. You owe us a post dammit.

I came here to post, but I think y'all have it covered.

There shouldn't even be a settlement in the first place. Riot trying to buy its way out of the fire with a paltry $10M split among 1000 women where the settlement most likely affirms Riot refusing to admit any guilt.

Unregulated capitalism is a direct threat to liberty, privacy, and security. It subverts the will of the people, destroys their well being, and robs them of their prosperity.

Primalchrome wrote on Jan 23, 2020, 10:41:
Because them libtards should be thankful for their betters fumigating their wisdom! If it weren't fer their betters, they wouldn't have jobs! Trickle down economics work, regardless of what economists say! All hail capitalizm!

Capitolizm = Even better when left unchecked.

Tipsy McStagger wrote on Jan 23, 2020, 10:52:

Primalchrome wrote on Jan 23, 2020, 10:41:
Because them libtards should be thankful for their betters fumigating their wisdom! If it weren't fer their betters, they wouldn't have jobs! Trickle down economics work, regardless of what economists say! All hail capitalizm!

I'm sure hoping this is a sarcastic tongue in cheek comment.

But.. Capitalism does work and it's the reason we have crazy forefront of technology and industry.

It depends upon your definition of capitalism.

The US's biggest period of economic windfall came after World War II and into the 1960s. We were a much more socialist company then than we are now.

And much of the technology and industry that we celebrate came from either government labs, or government investment. That's a fairly socialist idea.

The needle has ticked way too far towards pure capitalism, and too far away from the mix we had back in the 50s and 60s.

Primalchrome wrote on Jan 23, 2020, 10:41:
Because them libtards should be thankful for their betters fumigating their wisdom! If it weren't fer their betters, they wouldn't have jobs! Trickle down economics work, regardless of what economists say! All hail capitalizm!

I'm sure hoping this is a sarcastic tongue in cheek comment.

But.. Capitalism does work and it's the reason we have crazy forefront of technology and industry.

Beamer wrote on Jan 23, 2020, 10:31:
How are so many people in support of a company whose senior executives fondle and fart on lower employees during meetings?

I gave up playing LoL years ago. Toxic community. PUB groups were the worst. Guess the snake rots from the head?

Because them libtards should be thankful for their betters fumigating their wisdom! If it weren't fer their betters, they wouldn't have jobs! Trickle down economics work, regardless of what economists say! All hail capitalizm!

How are so many people in support of a company whose senior executives fondle and fart on lower employees during meetings?

Ah, the sublime joys of California living...;) In one way or another, the state government is doing a good job of inspiring its tax-paying base to move.