It always kinda scares me when I read certain comments. They’re not numerous, but I see more of them each year. They say things like « the woke EU », or the « EUssr », or « socialist EU ».

They’re generally there when I talk about the EU regulating big tech, or fighting abuses of dominant position, and I just don’t understand how anyone can link that kind of activity to being « woke » whatever that means today, or being « socialist » (which in these people’s minds probably means « commie »).

@thelinuxEXP I don’t understand how these people think. Woke means awake to problems or simply aware of your situation. These “anti-woke” posters seem to revel in being unaware.

@Jawaka @thelinuxEXP It feels like they decided that « woke » means anything they don’t like, and this also seems to include trying to discriminate less, or being more accepting of others.

When someone uses the term « woke » seriously, I generally tend to automatically discard what they’re saying, because that term is rarely used to mean anything other than « I’m very conservative and I don’t like change in society ».

@thelinuxEXP @Jawaka When I'm confused about "Woke" I consult this helpful book