I see the comments and see buzz words tossed around such as "woke" "DEI," references to Orwell, and accusations of evil, counter to Google's original motto not to be.
Firstly, the clickbait title of this article is not true. Winslow Homer was not banned. One Winslow sketch was flagged, likely by a bot of course. Is this truly infuriating.…
I see the comments and see buzz words tossed around such as "woke" "DEI," references to Orwell, and accusations of evil, counter to Google's original motto not to be.
Firstly, the clickbait title of this article is not true. Winslow Homer was not banned. One Winslow sketch was flagged, likely by a bot of course. Is this truly infuriating. Yes! Is it part of some sinister agenda? I wish. It's worse than that. It's a product of complete institutional cultural illiteracy.
If you've ever worked for one of these companies - I have to my immense regret - you'll be shocked not just by how culturally illiterate they are, but how their company culture vilifies broader cultural literacy. An applicant whose CV reflects an interest in literature, languages (the spoken kind) art, or serious music is deeply suspect.
And for reasons that once made a sort of sense. They sought dedicated tech brains. Very dedicated! And gifted - so gifted that, once upon a time, finishing university was held against applicants. I'm serious. But I'm going into the weeds.
Google isn't evil or political in any meaningful sense. They are *ignorant.* The problem now is how to insert deeper cultural knowledge and adult judgement into these organizations. Right now they have the cultural IQ of a sixth grader. That's the problem.
I see the comments and see buzz words tossed around such as "woke" "DEI," references to Orwell, and accusations of evil, counter to Google's original motto not to be.
Firstly, the clickbait title of this article is not true. Winslow Homer was not banned. One Winslow sketch was flagged, likely by a bot of course. Is this truly infuriating. Yes! Is it part of some sinister agenda? I wish. It's worse than that. It's a product of complete institutional cultural illiteracy.
If you've ever worked for one of these companies - I have to my immense regret - you'll be shocked not just by how culturally illiterate they are, but how their company culture vilifies broader cultural literacy. An applicant whose CV reflects an interest in literature, languages (the spoken kind) art, or serious music is deeply suspect.
And for reasons that once made a sort of sense. They sought dedicated tech brains. Very dedicated! And gifted - so gifted that, once upon a time, finishing university was held against applicants. I'm serious. But I'm going into the weeds.
Google isn't evil or political in any meaningful sense. They are *ignorant.* The problem now is how to insert deeper cultural knowledge and adult judgement into these organizations. Right now they have the cultural IQ of a sixth grader. That's the problem.