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As is always the case when viral moments of unknown people get uploaded to the internet, they didn't remain anonymous for long, with the internet quickly identifying them as the CEO of data infrastructure outfit Astronomer, Andy Byron, and its Chief People Officer, Kristin Cabot. We're not going to weigh in on Byron's, who internet sleuths have determined is married (for now), or Cabot's behavior - making someone pay for the moral transgression of an alleged extramarital affair may be enough reason for the internet to go on a witch hunt, but that's not our concern here.

What's worrying is what this moment says - yet again - about us as a society: We have cameras everywhere, our personal data has become one of the most valuable commodities in the world, and we're all perpetually ready to use that tech to make those we feel have violated the social contract pay publicly for their transgressions.

This is hardly a new phenomenon.

Pretty sure it goes back to grade school.

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[-] [email protected] -1 points 1 week ago

Why? Because you hate humanity?

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Because I'm not wasting sympathy on cheaters getting caught cheating in public.

Oh No SoME bAD pEoPlE fAcED theIR DEsErVeD cOnSeQuEnCes

[-] [email protected] -1 points 1 week ago

But you don’t know they are cheating. You’ve decided that’s the narrative you want to give you dopamine.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

It seems pretty clear to me too tbf. They wouldn't have acted as such if they weren't doing something wrong like cheating on a monogamous spouse. And if that is indeed the case then they do deserve whatever comes their way imo, as a victim of said transgressions myself.

But also this surveillance state sucks.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Sounds like not our business.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Tbf if my spouse was cheating on me, I'd appreciate the heads up.

Interesting you identify so hard with cheaters though. Tell your spouse I said hey.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Is that how I identify or is this how you’re getting your dopamine today?

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Seems the former.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

have you seen the clip LOL

I guess he resigned for no reason?

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