pixelfedOpen Letter to Mark Zuckerberg
Sally Strange@pixelfed "it was about connecting people" Uh huh, specifically sexist, usually male people, so that they could more easily objectify women. Kissass
Amici Is Me 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇳🇴True about the origin of the app, but I really don't think it's meant as an actual compliment.
"connecting people" is what Meta employees tell themselves. Daniel is speaking to the ego of the Meta bosses, the story they tell about themselves, to their lower ranks, and to the rest of the world.
The fact that Meta blocks opportunities to connect therefore goes in the face of the story they tell themselves and to others.
It would've been cooler if he told the true story though, it would've been more devastating, and set Pixelfed apart much more.
I'd call that a very strong character accusation. It's a valid complaint that he missed the actual origins, but I would not venture so far in characterizing a person, if it's based off a single mocking letter.
@amici @pixelfed nah man, you can't look at structural bigotry through the lens of personal character. If the letter writer is unaware of FB's sexist origins, that means they're not tuned into even the most basic of feminist information sources, which means they're marinating in the same background misogyny that we all are. It's easily remedied and it doesn't mean they, personally, hate women--but it's still sexism.