Coen JacobsI've been contemplating to write this post for months. The reason I haven't is the exact thing I want to write about. And that's just silly. So here goes: Fear of voicing the unpopular opinion within the WordPress ecosystem https://coenjacobs.com/blog/fear-voicing-unpopular-opinion-within-wordpress-ecosystem/
Ross Wintle@coenjacobs This is very good. Thank you. I do have very good reasons for keeping opinions to myself. The one I will talk about is that I see no point. I don’t think what I say or do will influence the project. I’ve believed that for a long time. So I talk about other things where I can have a positive influence.
@ross Fair enough. While at the same time, isn't this the same form of self-censorship that I'm talking about, although stemming from a different emotion and/or feeling?
@coenjacobs Actually, re-reading your post, it is the same thing: “It’s the belief that my voice doesn’t matter enough to justify the discomfort of using it.”
You seem to think that your voice can have an impact. Which is great.
My experiences and observations tell me that, risky or not, speaking out doesn’t have any impact.
Even if it was comfortable there’s no point. WordPress is just gonna WordPress. It’s not actually a community driven project any more.
Gosh, I’m jaded!
@ross Bit of a stretch, but while writing (and that specific sentence you quote in particular) it reminded me of this: "Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say" - so I guess I'll keep at least putting my voice out there.
@coenjacobs And you should! That’s why I praise your writing. And you _have_ challenged my position. I DO care. I will be thinking. Thank you.