In 2014, after being named Teacher of the Year, my supervisor told me if I said I was gay in public I would be "shot in the head."
I was told I would be fired if I did not bring her all of my private mail from home to read. (more)
I got 2 cancellations on my 83,000-person Kickstarter because I stated "black lives matter".
2
Out of 83,000.
Even if you are concerned with keeping your business running, don't let a tiny vocal minority stop you from doing what you feel is right.
Yoooo you won’t believe what just happened to me. I was scrolling through Twitter and saw a tweet referring to something I didn’t know, and instead of replying “explain this to me.” I just googled it. And now I know what it is. Like fuck, what a rush!
i was today years old when i found out “thou shall not use the lord’s name in vain” is meant for people who use religion to justify malicious deeds and not just swearing “oh my god” like I learned when I was a kid
Potentially scary stuff.
Also ALWAYS check what permission you grant to apps when you download them. And periodically go through apps that DO have permission to do things and delete any you aren't actively certain of the safety of using.