Get On The BlowerDec 9, 2022

In an unexpected turn, we've found ourselves blocking the official #RaspberryPi instance today, basically until they put an adult in charge of it.

If anyone really wants to learn how a relatively beloved and respected brand can burn a staggering amount of good will in record time, @aurynn has written up a very good case study of the event:
https://eiara.nz/posts/2022/Dec/09/a-case-study-on-raspberry-pis-incident-on-the-fediverse/

A Case Study on Raspberry Pi’s Incident on the Fediverse

A short case study covering what happened with Raspberry Pi on the Fediverse.

Show threadNaomi HeartbreakDec 9, 2022
@geton @aurynn and just when I was thinking mastodon is not like twitter, here comes a whole bunch of people congratulating themselves for managing to stamp out someone who made a joke they didn't get. Holy crap.
Show threadBridget ClinchDec 9, 2022

@paranoiapen @geton @aurynn except it wasn't a joke they didn't get, it was praising someone from a hugely problematic institution who cause a lot of unjustifiable and targeted pain towards minorities.

When people pointed that out, they were dicks about it rather than listening.

Show threadGeorge William Herbert
@BridgetClinch @paranoiapen @geton @aurynn yeah, wasn’t a joke. Treating it like it was wasn’t appropriate.
Dec 9, 2022 at 9:19amWeb