RE: The Biggest Problem with Public Mob Judgement
If anything, the #metoo movement shows people that they can be held responsible for their misconduct regardless of their 'star' positions. I remember reading about Richard Meier and going 'oh, wow. It's reached Architecture now'.
I think the way that the profession works - highly intense work environments, the pressure to deliver, the fear of being replaced by another - is so conducive to physical, mental and emotional harassment and abuse at the workplace. I don't have enough fingers on my two hands to count the stories of friends who've had breakdowns because of being in the profession.
There's so much truth in your last line: there’s a lot of dirt on the profession’s face and we refuse to look in the mirror until someone else has held the mirror up to us. Would love to see you bring some of these up in future posts :)
I absolutely will, thanks @manouche!
Specifically on this type of abuse (because I think any type of transgression should be tackled one by one, not in some "opening dialogue"), we have to decide what "misconduct" is and what the repercussions are. In this case, Meier actually paid an enormous fine and revamped office policy in response to his last reported offense. This type of journalism and social uproar is looking for something much more beyond than just accountability.
And finally, yes, I definitely agree that context is an absolute factor that is so conveniently left out too often.