I had a Russian engineer on my team. He was like, “This is dumb.” And we were like, “Yep.” And then shortly after that we had to let him go because we weren’t allowed to pay him anymore.
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All heil the state, bestower of permissions and knower of what is best!
Well said, comrade 🫡
Russia is estimated to spend something like 10% to 20% of their GDP on war. Paying him would be making meaningful contribution to an attempted genocide, as you'd be supplying foreign currency to the Russian economy.
The only ethical thing to do is cut ties and tell him to get out of Russia. Sucks. But war at this scale forces people to take sides and make hard decisions.
