Dan Price is a scumbag (TW SA)

[konapoppy]

That CEO all over social media talking about paying employees a fair wage? Yeah, he is an alleged rapist and abuser.

www.nytimes.com/2022/08/18/technology/dan-price-resign-social-media.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

I feel so bad for these women. And the women he is likely preying on now 😭


CNN article not behind a paywall - www.cnn.com/2022/08/19/tech/dan-price-exits-sexual-assault-allegations/index.html

[basilosaurus]

Figures. Men. Doing their best to turn me into a man-hater.

[underwaterrhymes]

What an absolute dick.

Male toxicity is universal across background and politics. Jesus.

[wildrice]

I am really disappointed about this. He is obviously a shit human, but I also don't think he is wrong about the job related stuff. I was hoping his story would inspire some other places to change, but if they now can just point to him as a rapist and toxic person, that completely invalidates all the good stuff he was doing. I believe it IS possible to pay your employees a good wage AND not rape people, but I guess this particular case study doesn't show that.

[sometimesrunner]

Oh, damn. I follow him on Instagram and enjoy his content. I can't read this since it's behind a paywall.

Edit: I was able to pull up the article on my phone. OMG. Why is it so hard for people to be decent human beings?

[konapoppy]

Aug 19, 2022 9:28:37 GMT -5 sometimesrunner said:

Oh, damn. I follow him on Instagram and enjoy his content. I can't read this since it's behind a paywall.

It outlines predatory behavior (sending DMs) that have led to alleged physical and sexual assault. The article interviewed over 50 people with knowledge of various incidents. There is even a blogger who tracks his assaults.

And then using his social image to basically blow past the accusations.

[sometimesrunner]

Aug 19, 2022 9:33:36 GMT -5 konapoppy said:

Aug 19, 2022 9:28:37 GMT -5 sometimesrunner said:

Oh, damn. I follow him on Instagram and enjoy his content. I can't read this since it's behind a paywall.

It outlines predatory behavior (sending DMs) that have led to alleged physical and sexual assault. The article interviewed over 50 people with knowledge of various incidents. There is even a blogger who tracks his assaults.

And then using his social image to basically blow past the accusations.

Wow. Obviously I only know him from what he paints of himself on Instagram, but this was pretty shocking/appalling/damning. Thanks for sharing this. 

[Pom]

Jesus H. Christ.

[hermione]

Sigh. I follow(ed) him on Twitter. At this point, I don't even need people to be good but can we just start at not raping other human beings? Damn.

[msmerymac]

Aug 19, 2022 3:36:27 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

Figures. Men. Doing their best to turn me into a man-hater.

One of my favorite FB tag groups is "The fact that I'm still attracted to men is proof that sexuality isn't a choice."

[neverfstop]

Another serial predator....

Most men can't be trusted with power and/or money and/or fame.

[cuadrado]

There have been allegations about how awful he is for years, both relating to SA as well as lying about what he does for employees and not following through with some of the things he says he’s going to do. At one point there was something detailing how his $70k raise stuff was solely to make him famous and that he treated employees really poorly otherwise. I think his legal team must be busy because it always seemed like allegations got buried quickly.

[basilosaurus]

Aug 19, 2022 13:31:18 GMT -5 msmerymac said:

Aug 19, 2022 3:36:27 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

Figures. Men. Doing their best to turn me into a man-hater.

One of my favorite FB tag groups is "The fact that I'm still attracted to men is proof that sexuality isn't a choice."

That's because #notallmen 🙄