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All of those things sound like isolated incidents rather than actual trends. Just using the term "SJW" communicates that you're in a constant state of readiness
by mwfunk 11y ago
All of those things sound like isolated incidents rather than actual trends. Just using the term "SJW" communicates that you're in a constant state of readiness to be outraged about that stuff. Just treat it like the occasional silly overreaching that it is and be done with it, otherwise it creates an environment where there's no room for "community culture" discussions, ever.
Any time a community increases in diversity, there's a chance for friction. Maybe it's from old-timers with poor social skills who don't realize they've been in a bubble. Maybe it's from new people with their own problems, trying to blame the old culture for their own difficulties fitting in. You know what it's not? A conspiracy or a trend. The only constructive, grown-up thing to do is to try to understand and have empathy for both groups, while pointedly not belonging to either one.
In my experience, any time there's a kerfluffle about someone wanting to rename man(1) or <kerfluffle of your choice>, it's a very small group or an individual getting outraged over something silly, and an equally small group getting outraged over the first group's outrage. It's pointless and meaningless to the vast majority of the group, who just want to move on with their lives and get something done.
If these things seem like they're more common now in open source than they were 10-20 years ago, (a) you'd be mistaken, and (b) if anything, that's just a sign of more people becoming involved, which is a good thing. Let 100 more people in, and chances are one of them will be a little crazy. That doesn't mean they all are, it just goes with the territory.