Founder of Big Machine and Tekpub. Author of The Imposter’s Handbook, creator of This Developer's Life, method speaker and Azure Developer[0] at @microsoft
Yeah I can appreciate that :). I think, as a general rule, using images of a group of people to underscore an idea is almost always not a good thing. Culturally speaking I've completely screwed this up! If we ever meet in person I'll share a story about a slide I showed in Norway that went really wrong.
Funny enough, I ALSO discovered that Hitler downfall meme humour does not carry over from America to Germany during a presentation. I think if we're going to be public intellectuals, taking care of what our messaging implies and having the humility to admit we're wrong is a good way to take ownership for our actions.
Also, having the sensitivity think from different points of view never hurts and it's great that you did the work of explaining.
I didn’t bow because I was laying in my bed and it’s kinda difficult to that.
One of the messages I wanted this post to communicate is “Think of others and be excellent to each other”
If my choice of the cover image was polluting this message and could be considered offensive I’m fine with changing it. This is not a hill I’m willing to die on
"If my choice of the cover image was polluting this message and could be considered offensive I’m fine with changing it. This is not a hill I’m willing to die on"
I think this a great trait to have as a developer; thanks for leading by example.
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Hey!
I didn’t mean to cause harm and I apologize - I’ll remove the cover image
It might be cultural differences (I’m Polish) but I personally do not find it offensive. I’d appreciate if you could elaborate via a DM or something
Yeah I can appreciate that :). I think, as a general rule, using images of a group of people to underscore an idea is almost always not a good thing. Culturally speaking I've completely screwed this up! If we ever meet in person I'll share a story about a slide I showed in Norway that went really wrong.
Funny enough, I ALSO discovered that Hitler downfall meme humour does not carry over from America to Germany during a presentation. I think if we're going to be public intellectuals, taking care of what our messaging implies and having the humility to admit we're wrong is a good way to take ownership for our actions.
Also, having the sensitivity think from different points of view never hurts and it's great that you did the work of explaining.
In any case - I’ve just removed it, it’ll probably take a while to update
One snowflake complains and you immediately bow and remove the picture..?
I'm offended by this.
I didn’t bow because I was laying in my bed and it’s kinda difficult to that.
One of the messages I wanted this post to communicate is “Think of others and be excellent to each other”
If my choice of the cover image was polluting this message and could be considered offensive I’m fine with changing it. This is not a hill I’m willing to die on
Gotcha. It's fine if you don't want to back_pedal_ on that.
"If my choice of the cover image was polluting this message and could be considered offensive I’m fine with changing it. This is not a hill I’m willing to die on"
I think this a great trait to have as a developer; thanks for leading by example.