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> "Literally nobody does" was referring to the strange bugbear of "you are privileged and thus deserve nothing you have earned," Except that I have met many p
by marknutter 11y ago
> "Literally nobody does" was referring to the strange bugbear of "you are privileged and thus deserve nothing you have earned,"
Except that I have met many people who hold exactly this belief.
> And there are definitely assholes who use the concept as a bat--one can be an asshole and still be on the right side of history, of course.
How can they be on the right side of history if they hurt the cause they claim to fight for by being an asshole? If you've moved the needle in the wrong direction, you're worse than the people who sit idly by and do nothing, IMO.
> Trying to maybe teach a few people a few things is most of why I hang out around here
Ugh.. gross. You're here for the wrong reasons.
- afarrell 11y agoTeaching and learning things of interest to hackers is totally a good reason to be here