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Of everyone doing this, I think that he should have more sympathy for those struggling during this time. Don't hire people to find violations. Help out people that are starving

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He’s not posting any identifying information. This is incredibly valuable service for those in reopening states to make an informed decision on whether to continue to take precautions.

Many people in tech all speak from an incredible place of privilege, being able to work from home.

There are many that are depressed and sitting at home.

These are the people we need to help.

Instead of trying to find violations, look for people that are hurting and help them out

I'm sorry, but until I see some proposals from politicians to help depressed people beyond "open up businesses", I'm going to remain very skeptical this is actually a legitimate thing they are concerned about rather than a cynical appeal to emotion. The very people who claim to be so concerned with depression right now are the ones where were and are advocating to slash social support systems. Sure, let's help people who are depressed and sitting at home. This begins with listening to public health experts, who have been begging for politicians to listen to their proposals to combat depression. If the first and only proposal to combat depression is "open up businesses and get people back to work" then how can we be sure these people will still be serious about depression after people get back to work?

This is a false choice, he could easily do both.

From a quick Google it appears he has in fact contributed to efforts for food donation, as well as childcare for healthcare workers.

Yea, I agree people should focus on solutions instead of ratting people out. This entire ordeal has produced an insane amount of 'snitching' .. three Australian boys face a $1,000+ fine for having beer together on a roof.

Say you loose your job, your unemployment is stuck in bureaucratic hell, and you just want to have a beer with your two best friends to forgot about how fucked things are. Then you get helicopters and megaphones and a $1k fine. That's insane.

This entire ordeal has been a tragic example of people turning other people in and judging them for all their decisions, without offering people any real help or relief:

https://battlepenguin.com/politics/this-is-not-a-time-of-hon...

This time has really brought out the worst in society and government and we should never look back upon this time with any sense of honor.

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