Roolb
4mo ago
Not far from where I live in Toronto, there were spontaneous demonstrations in celebration of Oct. 7 when it happened, before any retaliation. I can't say conclusively whether that was mostly 1, 2 or something else, but what it wasn't was a reaction to mean ol' Netanyahu.
Roolb
4mo ago
It's not conclusive -- absent mind-reading capacity, I don’t want to convict anyone, even in my mind, of anti-Semitism. But one guideline I like to use when evaluating a vocally anti-Israel person is "have I ever heard them voice concern about human rights in Sudan, or Iran, or Belarus, or indeed Gaza? Or is it only the failings of one government that they object to?" There are people who pass this test. Not many, I would say.
Great Substack piece. I was impressed by the locals, though not sure that they're right. Also struck by the construction guy who shakes his head at others' failures to integrate new technology: On the new sites, the robots won't replace his guys, they'll be supervised by his guys. Unspoken: maybe there will only be four of his guys where there might otherwise have been 50, but hey, he's a supervisor, it's about the same to him either way. I'm not against AI but it would be very very helpful, the piece has made me realize, if tech firms built a data centre or two around SF. They haven't because they can't because building in the city that is the heart of tech companies and tech employees is for some reason impossible.
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