What happened to Silicon Valley's notorious thought criminal?

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We do something different today Title page. More than the usual full table of Free press Stories, we only bring you one. This is because we think it is such an important story. A story that defines the past decade in many ways.

It is the story of James Damore.

They may not remember his name, but they almost certainly remember its history.

Damore was the 28-year-old software engineer, who in August 2017 a memo entitled “Google ideological echo chamberIn which he criticized the diversity policy of his employer, the ideological homogeneity and the oppression of different voices.

The memo became viral – and triggered a violent reaction under Damores Google colleagues. One said: “You are a women's enemy and a terrible person. Almost every person in the country had an opinion about his memo.

Less than a month after Damore wrote, he was fired. And with the exception of a single short-term time in a start-up, he was worked on work in technology for eight years. “It became impossible to find a job,” he said. “Literally.

Damore became the early victims of culture, which reached his apotheosis in the summer of 2020 after the murder of George Floyd.

America today is a completely different place.

The same leaders of the Silicon Valley, who only insisted on conformity a few years ago, are now preaching the virtues of ideological diversity. Sundar Pichai – the Google CEO, the accused From “Crossing the Line” in 2017 – was On stage At Donald Trump's inauguration in January. His company gave $ 1 million To the celebrations.

But Damore didn't know about it.

This is what our reporter Johanna Berkman Discovered when she traveled to a 17th century cathedral in Luxembourg to meet Damore.

Johanna is the first journalist to speak to Damore for years. She met someone who did not notice so many of the changes that the United States shaked.

This is because the man in the center of one of the greatest cultural battles in the history of Silicon Valley has deregistered. He doesn't read the news. (“If something is important, other people will tell me.”) The screen of his phone is set at grayscale. Notifications for anything but his wife calls are eliminated.

We wanted to know: does he think we passed Peak Wok? What lessons did he learn by canceling it? Has anyone apologized to him on Google? Will he ever return to the USA? And above all, will he ever feel confirmed?

He answers all of these questions and much more in our exclusive profile from his Luxembourg hip.

Read this important profile completely: “What happened to Silicon Valley's notorious thought criminal?“”

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