Aral Balkan

If I have one more fucking techbro explain to me that actually, I’m the problem for criticising Big Tech (and, yes, fucking Linux distributions and components tied to trillion-dollar corporations is also Big Tech) I am going to scream.

(Actually, I’m just going to block and move on and not give you another thought this lifetime. And maybe also scream.)

Mar 21 at 12:28pmWeb
Show threadJackieMar 21
@aral I blocked the lady who maintains elementary os after she announced her compliance with the demands of big tech
Show threadAral BalkanMar 21

@burnoutqueen I’ve had her blocked since this whole thing. It’s what made me finally switch back to macOS.

https://ar.al/2024/06/23/fedora-has-been-shipping-with-a-broken-screen-reader-for-nine-years-but-the-real-problem-is-me/

Fedora has been shipping with a broken screen reader for nine years but the real problem is me

Fedora has an ableism problem but woe to you if you point it out.

Aral Balkan
Show threadJackieMar 21
@aral I personally use Debian GNU/Linux on x11
Show threadKevin Karhan Mar 21

@burnoutqueen @aral everyone who complies with #Cyberfascism is bad.

Show threadFamisukiMar 21
@aral any big company holding Linux are big tech. Ubuntu, RedHat, Elementary OS, etc. To this date I still hate Ubuntu.
Show threadAral BalkanMar 21

@far1925 To be fair - not that fair is the treatment I’ve received from them – Elementary OS are not Big Tech. They’re a small group working on their own distribution and trying to earn a living from it. It’s what first attracted me to them.

But then, well… https://ar.al/2024/06/23/fedora-has-been-shipping-with-a-broken-screen-reader-for-nine-years-but-the-real-problem-is-me/

Fedora has been shipping with a broken screen reader for nine years but the real problem is me

Fedora has an ableism problem but woe to you if you point it out.

Aral Balkan
Show threadFamisukiMar 21
@aral it's honestly depressing, as someone who born with sparkling eyes at tech, to see tech are corrupts at best, even on the open source part, that God will wipe the whole tech away in the future and go back to 600M. (According to Muslim)

I still have no other skills other than IT up to now especially considering it is not (culturally and by bloodline) permissible for me and taboo to work outside of office work in the place I'm in.
Show threadWouter 🇳🇱🇧🇷🇧🇪Mar 21
@aral Trying to have a discussion with people who are blind to reality… it’s a lost cause.
Show threadKarin SorenbyMar 21
@aral screaming can be a good thing …sometimes..😏go for it🙌
Show threadMatthew Mar 21
@aral That and the "Why don't you fork and be the change that you want to see?" as if I even have both the knowledge to code and try make somewhat a daily progress as well as dealing with the noobs who don't read.
Show threadzrbMar 21
@aral can I scream with you
Show threadAral BalkanMar 21
@zrb The more the merrier :)
Show threadspdrnlMar 21
@aral Let me introduce you to @scream
Show threadEndless ScreamingMar 21
@spdrnl AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH