As an update, I’ve decided not to push the button this year.
However I tentatively believe that this event in its current form is net negative for community health. I also see that a lot of the issues were predictable from last year’s comments but were not addressed.
For that reason, if next year’s event hasn’t been changed enough to be positive for community health (ie clear purpose, shared understanding around social pressure, opt-in if it could have any impact on people’s friendships) I am pre-committing to pressing the button. If I’m not invited I’ll encourage someone else to press it.
If you make it opt-in, please do feel free to invite me—really! There are a lot of versions of this that I think I’d enjoy and I promise I’m not an entirely uncooperative person
I also see that a lot of the issues were predictable from last year’s comments but were not addressed.
This is my fault. I was the lead organizer for Petrov Day this year though wasn’t an organizer in previous years. I recalled that there were issues with ambiguity last year, which I attempted to address (albeit quite unsuccessfully), however, I didn’t go through and read/re-read all of the comments from last year. If I had done so, I might have corrected more of the design.
I’m sorry for the negative experience you had due to the poor design. I do think it’s bad for people to find themselves threatened by social consequences over something they weren’t given proper context for.
If I’m involved in next year’s Petrov Day, I plan on there being consent mechanisms, as you suggest.
As an update, I’ve decided not to push the button this year.
However I tentatively believe that this event in its current form is net negative for community health. I also see that a lot of the issues were predictable from last year’s comments but were not addressed.
For that reason, if next year’s event hasn’t been changed enough to be positive for community health (ie clear purpose, shared understanding around social pressure, opt-in if it could have any impact on people’s friendships) I am pre-committing to pressing the button. If I’m not invited I’ll encourage someone else to press it.
If you make it opt-in, please do feel free to invite me—really! There are a lot of versions of this that I think I’d enjoy and I promise I’m not an entirely uncooperative person
This is my fault. I was the lead organizer for Petrov Day this year though wasn’t an organizer in previous years. I recalled that there were issues with ambiguity last year, which I attempted to address (albeit quite unsuccessfully), however, I didn’t go through and read/re-read all of the comments from last year. If I had done so, I might have corrected more of the design.
I’m sorry for the negative experience you had due to the poor design. I do think it’s bad for people to find themselves threatened by social consequences over something they weren’t given proper context for.
If I’m involved in next year’s Petrov Day, I plan on there being consent mechanisms, as you suggest.
Thanks Ruby!