Between Brendan Eich and Kevin Rose, SF is really showing how intolerant it can be :/. Although I am just as distrusting of Google as this group claims to be, harassing individual Google employees is downright disgraceful. I can't imagine what makes them think these actions are going to help them accomplish (what I can only imagine is) their goal of more economic equality in the Bay. Trying to extort $3b from Google in exchange for not harassing Google employees is hilariously stupid, but it also does nothing to bring us closer to an actionable solution.
Cities and communities evolve naturally over time. If you go to New York today, you'll be hard-pressed to find an 'authentic' New York accent, for example. But very rarely, if ever, has a community evolved so dramatically at such a high rate as the SF Bay Area is now. In order to prevent further tension as we as a community move forward (without giving in to the crazy anarchists), the tech community needs to invest in better public transportation solutions available to everyone in the Bay, not just tech employees. We need to adjust the minimum wage in certain counties to facilitate economic growth (again) as a community, rather than focusing it exclusively on tech workers. And lastly, rent controls need to be implemented to ensure our communities maintain the diversity that have made them so awesome in the past few decades.
I agree. I feel like it is incredibly wrong and generates this culture of punishing hard work as I mentioned in the article. But they do have a point in that the cost of living in the Bay Area is insane. I feel that there are much more productive ways to try and solve these problems without stooping down to harassment.
Cities and communities evolve naturally over time. If you go to New York today, you'll be hard-pressed to find an 'authentic' New York accent, for example. But very rarely, if ever, has a community evolved so dramatically at such a high rate as the SF Bay Area is now. In order to prevent further tension as we as a community move forward (without giving in to the crazy anarchists), the tech community needs to invest in better public transportation solutions available to everyone in the Bay, not just tech employees. We need to adjust the minimum wage in certain counties to facilitate economic growth (again) as a community, rather than focusing it exclusively on tech workers. And lastly, rent controls need to be implemented to ensure our communities maintain the diversity that have made them so awesome in the past few decades.
just my two cents.