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by curiousguy 1272 days ago
James’s mistake was to want to discuss taboo topics in _public_ and in a _working environment_.

One of the best pg articles imo:

http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html

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> James’s mistake was to want to discuss taboo topics in _public_ and in a _working environment_.

It was a private report he was asked to write, that got leaked by someone else.

Google was already discussing the topic a great deal, no? I got the impression Damore's manifesto was written in response to all of Google's gender initiatives.
> in a _working environment_.

What? it is about the work environment.