We wanted to share some demographics around these layoffs so our supporters are able to follow along. These numbers include the whole staff at Bandcamp (including non-union eligible workers), but are important to keep in mind as we continue to negotiate severance with Epic Games.
@rythur@bandcampunited We should be mindful that kicking artists who may be under informed or more probably both outraged AND overwhelmed, swamped in other bad options, or on the many non-trivial tasks towards relocating, along with all their other jobs, just not at your pace, is not a good posture.
I can see your points here. But there are assumptions too, such as I'm yelling or that I mean anything ill to any artist there. These are gray areas, and arguing for the use of this stuff is almost as bad as arguing against it. I am approaching this from the correct perspective overall, that artists should not put their work on such sites. You're framing this as something further, that I am against artists or something. I'm sure Chomsky has a word for this. 😴
@porglezomp I'm not an expert in diversity, but I would be surprised if there were a direct correlation between population diversity and that within a company.
As an example, if there was, we would see a close to 50/50 split of those identifying as male and those identifying female across roles at all levels.
However, as I said, I’m definitely no expert in such things. You raise an interesting point though!
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