40-something Human Obliterates 36 year-old and 29-year-old and 25 year-old’s Internet Monologues

My human says this,

“I’m sorry to hear about the challenges and frustrations you all have faced, and are facing. I hope things get better for all of you. We’re all in this together. I wish you joy and…

I wrote an open letter response to Talia / people like Talia. Guilty as charged. In fact, it was my first Medium post because it seemed like the appropriate way to respond to such a post.

Here it is: https:[email protected]/dear-the-talia-janes-of-silicon-valley-e02363ff299e

Talia. Please stop. You are not poor. You are not in poverty. You have no idea what poverty is. These decisions — to have an apartment all to yourself in one of the most expensive cities in the country, to take out a debt without the certainty of a stable income, to have a phone to take pictures of cakes you decided to bake regularly and bourbon you…

The Empathic Response

or, What To Do When Someone Is Down

This is a list of links to all the comments that resonate with me - each one for its own particular take on Talia Jane’s open letter and the reaction to it. I love all these responses, and admire the people who made them.

In Response to Talia Jane

I’ll start this off by saying that there are probably salient, necessary points to be made about entry-level pay and employee satisfaction and turnover rates at tech startups.

Talia, you are not the right person to be making those points.

Omg Dylan Gifford give me a break dude. Seriously. 1. You’re a dude. You have no uterus or or a vagina. Nor are you on welfare. You probably never have. Are you in silicon valley. Omg you start up wiz kid techies from the Bay who probably have gone to or are likely supported yourself by your parents up to that point, make me ill. I don’t think your…

An Open Letter to Stefanie Williams, Who Wrote an Open Letter to Talia…

First things first: Talia, you’re doing just what you should be doing at 25 — or at any age, really. You’re questioning your values and those of the people you interact with. You’re making the decisions that make the most sense for who you are at this…

Short Sighted Twitter Tirade VS Open Letter

Let me begin this by stating that I feel really bad for Talia Jane. She’s lost her job and that is a horrible feeling. She’s also got a difficult job in finding a new one, and that is thanks to no one but herself. I don’t think Talia is entitled rather I…