Re: [sudo-discuss] Oakland gentrification is very well planned & executed

Marc I know you have a belief in moving technology that helps people and increases access for all and act on it, which I fully support and partner with you on where I can. I believe in putting people first too but I'm not against the profit motive, especially if it's driven by a mission to do broader good. I don't however agree with your view on google or engineers that work for google. I've met some really great people who work at google and are very giving of their time and resources to help their local communities and I'm sure there are some who are part of the Sudo community who do likewise. I think it does us no good to speak in exclusionary terms of any group of people, I think it's okay to criticize an individual for their actions if they're not being excellent to people or animals but whenever we clump people into groups we risk doing exactly what we're against, which is being exclusionary. I know you're not exclusionary, I just wanted to make sure there's a clear voice in the discussion that welcomes all people, Google engineer or not, to Sudo room to come and help us make the community and world better through technology. Be excellent to each other (I like that line) :) Ryan Google engineers are being vilified and yet I think it's a failure of governmental institutions to develop adequate policies to ensure a full range of housing and services are available for those who need it most and not engineers who are just looking for a decent place to live at a reasonable price. Google engineers are responsible for their own actions and allegiances, regardless of failures of governmental institutions. It matters how you spend your time in this world and which organizations and projects you spend your time supporting, and if you spend your time supporting huge top-down for-profit corporations with questionable ethics while receiving major personal benefits, then I'm going to assume that you've prioritized personal gain over collaboration for the benefit of the local and global community, and I'm going to judge you for that. If you then contribute to actions that push out the less fortunate from their homes, well then fuck you. Google engineers can read the news just like everybody else and know what their selfish choice to live in SF is doing to others. Yes its true that the government should not be allowing this to happen, but that does not free anyone from their personal responsibility to be excellent to others. Just because something is legal does not mean it is right and the more power a person has, the more responsibility they should display in how they wield that power. Marc Juul wrote: -- -- Ryan Bethencourt Tel:(415) 825 2705 ryan.bethencourt(a)gmail.com <mailto:ryan.bethencourt@gmail.com> @ryanbethencourt