☃️karolherbst☃️FOSS is the worst of all communities, seriously
I think the only reasonable conclusion is to give up on the idea of a "FOSS community" that doesn't exist anyway.
Gnome is a community, KDE is one and so is Freedesktop.
But FOSS obviously isn't.
Vile Lasagna@karolherbst I guess that reading makes sense.
If nothing else there's a ton of reactionary infiltration in a space that's built on anarchist principles.
Between that, regular infighting, capture by capital, usual dudes being assholes, petty infighting and flaming... it's all over the place
@VileLasagna the more we detach from the people, the easier it becomes to focus on ideals only.
But communities are about the people and support. And my main motivation is to work with others together on something great, because that's fun.
I'd give up FOSS any moment if that would allow me to keep the community, because I don't think FOSS is more important than the people of the communities I'm part of.
And sure, heated debates are sometimes part of it, but never forget about the people.
@karolherbst We're suffering the effects of nerds and stem people being taught for years and years that caring about people is weak and stupid. That "social skills" are a demonstration of ineptitude and that being a caustic asshole is justified if you're a genius (and they all are geniuses, of course)
It's death by a million Ricks
Sriram "sri" Ramkrishna - 😼@VileLasagna @karolherbst Really? Interesting. I guess I was never exposed to that.
@sri @VileLasagna I think it's a bit on the subtle side. Like this entire "stay professional" twist and where getting emotional is considered a weakness or "offensive" and gets turned against one.
Like it shows through in many ways, but it's kinda the "you gotta be a strong man" narrative that's kinda vibing around the entire time.
And in many tech related communities (privacy specifically) there are many "heroes" who are also massive assholes at the same time.