Scott Jenson
FOSSism · /ˈfɔːʃɪzəm/ or fawsh-iz-um · noun
A militant branch of the open source movement that delights in telling absolutely anyone that 'they are doing it wrong'. One of the fundamental social problems holding the Fediverse back. Nearly always a white dude.
Apr 1 at 11:29pmWeb
Show threadsammypanda4d ago
@scottjenson aw :/ militant brand of open source movement sounded so rad
Show threadScott Jenson4d ago
@sammypanda Shucks, should have been 'branch', just fixed it.
Show threadTroed Sångberg4d ago
@scottjenson This made my whole morning :D Thanks!
Show threadThib4d ago

@scottjenson I’m increasingly experiencing it, and I wonder if it boils down to a lack of empathy.

There’s regularly a mob mentality on the Fediverse that I don’t experience elsewhere.

Show threadScott Jenson3d ago

@thibaultamartin My theory is that it's cultural. There was a small insular community that used CWs, Hashtags, and Alt Text, and then in came "the hordes" and didn't do it EXACTLY right and they got pissed that their community was no longer "pure".

We need to a) relax a bit and b) understand that not everyone is going to do everything you want.

Show threadJanne Moren3d ago
@scottjenson @thibaultamartin
We need to relax a *whole lot* and embrace completely different ways to use this platform.
Show threadProficiency3d ago

@scottjenson It happens inside the FOSS/Open Source community. The fediverse thing is just tip of an iceberg.

It's Alt-tech side of the FOSS.