@Gaby great read. You have to do what is right for you. Give yourself time, think and reflect. Tomorrow, other companies may say they have the same policy or they may not. Like religion, sexuality, Google vs Apple, tea or coffee, we all have a choice and a right to decide what’s best for our interests. If in the end, we decide we are causing harm to others, we can change our minds.
@Gaby Thank you for writing this. I saw the original email yesterday, thought that it was interesting and didn’t give it too much more thought. I know that there are other things that if they passed my eye would be even a lot of thought (and maybe voice as well! 🙄).
I can find myself getting sucked into the peer pressure of views all too easily, and come out of it confused as to what I should and shouldn’t use. I remind myself that it is good to be informed, stay informed and make my own decisions - when I come from that place I am comfortable and happy.
I am using HEY, have been for just shy of a year now, and am happy with the service. For now I am not going anywhere.
@Gaby I come to the conclusion if we boycotted ever company who’s leadership we had a disagreement with, we’d end up buying/supporting very little.
@Gaby Very good post. I can relate to these sorts of social pressure online, particularly when it comes to events like these. It doesn’t help that the nuance of the issue gets lost amongst the noise, like a bad game of telephone.
I agree with the other repliers that you have to do what’s right for you. Whether you want to continue using a service or not is your decision alone, regardless of what your position on the issue is — if you even have one, which is not a prerequisite. Whatever others may think of that is their problem, and frankly none of their business.
I think it’s also good to approach this with a measured way. Rage quitting a service because you’ve seen something go by on Twitter is probably a bit rash. I’m personally interested in learning more about this issue before making an opinion, but in the mean time I have no plans to move off their products.
@Gaby Hey Gaby— thanks for your post. A lot of the times when I changed my mind about something it doesn’t come at once. Instead, I realize there’s a series of moments where I felt unsure but other people weren’t. I read what they had to say, and was still unsure. But the more times I felt unsure and read more of what other people had to say, I began to become sure– either that they were right or they were wrong or that I didn’t care.
I think it’s totally fine to feel unsure. If you’re unsure and you care, I think it’s a good practice to keep reading and feel whatever you feel about it. Eventually, you’ll find your place and peace. (It’s also ok to decide you don’t care and just ignore)
@Gaby Like you said I don’t have any info about their decision. One thing that did bug me is that they decry their own previous “paternalistic” benefits (gym membership among others) and in the same post complain that their employees talk about politics in the worldchat too much so they’re making them stop it. Seems to me that’s pretty “paternalistic” behavior in and of itself 🤪