Creatrix TiaraApr 16, 2017

Me: Coders are not the most important people in tech. Y'all need to look outside your bubbles and think about the people using and engaging with your tech, many of whom would not be interested in code for whatever reason. Their perspectives are still important & we need to make things accessible for them, not reinforce systemic barriers.

Coders: OMG YOU'RE JUST HOSTILE AND LIKE TO COMPLAIN STOP BEING SO LAZY WTF IS "SYSTEMIC"

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Show thread葉月Apr 16, 2017
@creatrixtiara What are you trying to tell? I don't thing anyone is saying that coders are more important than other contributors.
Show threadNathaniel J. Smith
@hatsuki @creatrixtiara I mean... open source folk absolutely say exactly that, both directly to her today and also all the time everywhere? It's a cultural problem for sure. (And I'm saying this as someone very much inside that culture.)
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Show thread葉月Apr 16, 2017
@njs @creatrixtiara I asked because I am curious, but also because I don't notice the problem, and perhaps am in the bubble she described, which feels bad. I know there are some jerks, but same is true for all communities. I love open source development and I don't want it to alienate or offend anyone. (Perhaps it is unfair to call people just "open source folk", there are a lot of different roles and characters in it)