But let's see the answers for this, how do we come to an amicable settlement. What is it people want to see happen that winds down the thread?
Do they want Rob fired?
Sell the company?
Exiled?
Willing to forgive under certain circumstances and apologies from Rob?
Infinite debate that will never end as there is no amicable solution?
I guess people are mad at the situation, and most public figure CEO’s etc don’t tend to step into the perverbial lion’s den especially after a massacre. There is so much anger that when the media sees CEO, and tech, and there was emphasis on getting the video taken down, and a hyper sensitive issue relating to racism, and someone going against the grain, well they are going to be a target for the media as an opposer makes great news headlines, as people are just looking for someone to vent at. This is where most people kind of bite their tongue, even though their opinions may differ from the situation, or they really have no public standing to be noticed. I mean on the world scale Epik is a relatively small company, it’s is not a Disney, or Microsoft, but given their headlines on gab.com 3 months earlier it made him a real easy opposing story, and target which online people can interpret in that wrong way, and really radicalize a lot of hate against the person, and any company associated with them.
Slanted gave him some good advice to stay offline, and not add fuel to the fire, as there is the potential some people might take his words, or actions as defiance against what happened in NZ to a radical power outside the norms, and make it very personal. He put his family, coworkers, and company in a bad position because this topic affects many spectrums where people may take great offfense to a personal point of view, especially when dealing with senseless murders, religion, and sacred places of worship. Pulling the video was a good idea, for the sole reason nobody got the idea or know how to copy the disgusting act, or nobody got even more angered to go do something stupid to avenge it. People run on emotions, and sometimes a simple video can incite a lot of hate in people who are on the tipping point, so it was for good reason this video was pulled, it’s removal had a higher power preceeding censorship online which I know many here oppose for good reason, but there are exceptions for everything, and I believe this is one where it is warranted.
The story is not going to go away, as people recover, and give interviews, 60 minutes etc, The CEO, and Epik have the potential to be pulled back into the story each, and every time, as the media loves to prolong, and antagonize both sides of the story, and the gab story in itself tied in heavily to the tragedy in Pittsburgh, and now the sharing of this Video in NZ, Epik has kind of been involved in both tragedies from a media headlines point of view, and that makes for an easy attention grabbing story people from the outside looking in will see with a one sided point of view.
Since the CEO is pretty much the heart, and equity of Epik, maybe best they take a temporary leave, or a lower position, from the company for a headlines point of view to take themselves out of the media spotlight, and the continued articles still to come in the follow up to the thereafter. As long as the media can associate this person, and the company together, Epik is going to catch a lot of shade from people who don’t even use the company, but just want to vent their anger at someone, or some company.
Where Epik is situated, there are many foreign tech employees from Indian, and Middle Eastern countries, as we are talking about massive companies HQ out of this small region like Microsoft, Boeing, Expedia, T-Mobile.
I think it could hurt them in attracting foreign, and local talent, which is what many companies have no choice but to turn to in such an industry where there is such a high demand for these computer science, and engineering related jobs.
