GlyphDec 2
Jeff Geerling, the affable and adorkable raspberry pi guy, was a misogynistic forced-birth tradcath extremist from at least 2009 to 2013, and as far as I know, still is today. Do not link to him and do not support his work. This is a matter of record on his own website: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/tags/abortion
abortion | Jeff Geerling

Show threadschuelermineDec 2

@glyph

that's quite bad
however

I've become a bit exhausted with zero tolerance against bad opinions.

I don't think it's reasonable to expect everyone to agree with our values nearly as closely as is often expected.
In this case I think it is reasonable to condemn these opinions, they're quite far out there.
But will people agree that it's worth boycotting?

Of course you want to limit the influence of these opinions, but
1. I don't think our ideas are popular enough, if construed narrowly enough, that we'll succeed
2. I think it's possible to distance yourself from these ideas and suppress them and counteract their proliferation without e.g. refusing to share any content by someone who is bigoted

idk how much this really applies here, that is indeed some proper catholic skulduggery, but I just wanted to air my frustration here

Show threadAlex von KitchenDec 3
@anselmschueler @glyph Ah yes, the classic dude who's happy to look the other way when it comes to misogyny
What else do you look the other way for?
Show threadschuelermine
@Dangerous_beans @glyph I'm not in a position of power over him. I'm trying to make the best of my limited tools without refusing to engage with anything ever. Please don't imagine opinions I might have. I get why you're apprehensive about this and I understand the pattern you're seeing, that's not what's happening.
Dec 3 at 12:27amWeb
Show threadAlex von KitchenDec 3

@anselmschueler @glyph that is exactly what's happening. you're publicly arguing against boycotting a vile misogynist because you find it too hard

you're using your time and energy to argue that we should do nothing about these dickheads
that is a very suspicious choice

Show threadschuelermineDec 3
@Dangerous_beans @glyph I took this as an opportunity for what I'm saying. I'm not defending him specifically. I'm expending effort because I think it's a good point in making.