I met a group of 6 living social employees in 2011 at a local meetup. They spoke so negatively about their company AND their partners/customers. This wasn't just run of the mill complaining about work or customers, it was really vile and made me sick. I vowed to never use their service and encouraged others to not use them. Why am I posting this? Because it is fundamental to any startups culture to be careful about how they present themselves to the rest of the tech community and the world.
Just another reason to delete uber. I highly encourage victims of sexual harassment who aren't making progress to follow The Intercept's recent article on tweeting anonymously. Out your company and harasser. https://theintercept.com/2017/02/20/how-to-run-a-rogue-gover...
As a rule, my first step when installing a new appliance is to disassemble and mute the piezo buzzer using some foam and electrical tape. You still hear the signals but not at the obnoxious default of ~120db.
Generic pictures of flawless attractive people lacks credibility. It just shows that you are savvy enough to hire good models and photographers to sell. Where's the story?
Suffering exists.
Suffering arises from attachment to desires.
Suffering ceases when attachment to desire ceases.
Freedom from suffering is possible by practicing the Eightfold Path.
One thing that has really changed is the ability to search for someone by their real name in public records online. There were public before but they were WAY more difficult to search, as anyone who's scoured a city hall or county records archive 20 years ago can attest.
Exactly. Users can't even use their lightning headphones on a new Mac. The move to remove was a mistake, but there is no going back now. That would be admitting to a design flaw.
The environment you describe is also how a third party can get traction. It just needs a few charismatic leaders and good marketing to gain traction and a bot army to flood all social networks. :)