True! I know "performative" has a pretty negative connotation and can be used dismissively, but I really do believe there can be power behind simple collective actions like these. Particularly as a starting point for something more.
Nikophos
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I'll highjack this comment to add my opinion - I wasn't sure if it was appropriate for the main post.
I see the profile picture as performative (which isn't necessarily a bad thing). I don't want to fall into a habit of doing performative things and feeling like it's enough action. I also recognize Clippy is a flawed choice, as one of Microsoft's mascots and it's existence as a proto-AI assistant.
All of that said, I found the solidarity in the comment section of the original video comforting. So today, I will perform (and maybe spread just a little more awareness).
:) happy to help! I appreciate the appreciation
I was scrolling through job postings today and came across one that read like this. I was confused -> clicked the link -> saw a picture of two oil rig workers -> genuinely said "Ah, oil!" out loud -> and closed the web page.
They try to hide behind green washing and jargon. It happened to me at a university career fair a few months ago, too.
That's fair - I checked out a few more of their replies. If my generous interpretation was right, they do a poor job of making their point.
To clarify, I agree with the comment I replied to. Just wanted to add context for the people down voting. I know immigration is a difficult topic right now and we all just want to see people treated well.
Maybe I'm misreading, but I don't think @teppa is blaming immigrants. I think both things can be true: our politicians are taking advantage of hard working immigrants, exploiting them for cheap labour and increased housing demand/cost, which makes our GDP look better.
It's not the immigrants' fault - we need immigration badly, and benefit greatly in many ways. But not if we're taking advantage of people. We all deserve better.
The game is invite-only, but the number of invitations someone can send is unlimited. You would need to be sent an invite by someone on your Steam friend's list that already has access to the game.