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From one of Moldbug's many vocal supporters at a "Founders Fund-sponsored retreat": "It was really quite lovely. Later that day, in the jeep to the ranch house

From one of Moldbug's many vocal supporters at a "Founders Fund-sponsored retreat": "It was really quite lovely. Later that day, in the jeep to the ranch house where everyone was staying, he started up with the casual racism, and everyone ignored him." (https://twitter.com/maradydd/status/606799534983770112 https://twitter.com/maradydd/status/606799534983770112) The status quo: highly funded white people in a ranch house, obsessive dreams of white supremacy floating into the night... (Unfortunately in the real world, very few "technologists" have any sort of progressive future vision. Most just chase money and perks, building bureaucratic tech. Politically regressive.) > we wrote the speaker and asked for a public statement clearly stating the speaker’s views on violence. What does "violence" mean here? We're talking about Moldbug's acts of spreading white supremacy whenever he gets a platform. Including tech conferences and good ol' boy networking. > Social media has muddled this issue so much "Social media"... as in this blogpost? Twitter & HN? Techies sound suspiciously like oppressive governments, blaming "social media" when it threatens actual disruptive change. > Last year, StrangeLoop rescinded an invitation to a speaker because of the controversy that erupted (nay, exploded) when his talk was announced. People pointed out the error, and StrangeLoop promptly fixed it. This is in keeping with previous actions, like implementing dozens of tips from a highly respected diversity consultant. There's a reason StrangeLoop is considered way ahead of the curve. Other confs aren't willing to do what it takes to be excellent. (And anyway, StrangeLoop is more than just about a single style of programming, unlike LambdaConf.) > Would this be the end of LambdaConf??? How many tech conferences ended so far because they give high-profile white supremacists a platform? Just look at the racially-skewed audiences. > Feedback Highlights: Below are a few quotes from some of the amazing feedback we received: 7 in favor of giving Moldbug a platform. 1 unclear. That's all he decided to list.

maradydd 11y ago
Hi. That's me you're quoting. > The status quo: highly funded white people in a ranch house, obsessive dreams of white supremacy floating into the night... Were you there? If not, then you're projecting. As it happens, the participants were at best plurality white. And no, the PoC weren't all Asians either. Also, because Twitter requires short statements, there are multiple readings of "ignored" there. I see you're taking the least charitable one, i.e., "everyone let it slide." That interpretation is incorrect. People stopped talking to him. Isn't shunning what you progs want?
- calibraxis 11y ago
  > I see you're taking the least charitable one, i.e., "everyone let it slide." That interpretation is incorrect. People stopped talking to him. Good, because I used your interpretation: silence. You silently enabled a white supremacy propagandist. Of course, you're certainly NOT silent when it's time to support him. (Despite your own evidence of his history of "casual racism" at a professional networking event.) So you're oddly quiet with white supremacy: you "stopped talking". But god forbid you "ignore" when a conference right next to Ferguson (StrangeLoop) declined to help promote a white supremacist's influence! (Hell, if I mocked people's favorite programming language or text editor, I'd almost certainly get a vocal reaction. Mild rebuke at least. Says everything about techies' priorities.) > As it happens, the participants were at best plurality white. And no, the PoC weren't all Asians either. That's interestingly vague: were these participants to Moldbug's "casual racism"? I imagined he only did this with obviously sympathetic audiences like you. (And what does "the PoC weren't all Asians" exactly mean? For someone berating others for interpretations you don't like, you leave open a wide range of interpretations.)

maradydd 11y ago

Hi. That's me you're quoting. > The status quo: highly funded white people in a ranch house, obsessive dreams of white supremacy floating into the night... Were you there? If not, then you're projecting. As it happens, the participants were at best plurality white. And no, the PoC weren't all Asians either. Also, because Twitter requires short statements, there are multiple readings of "ignored" there. I see you're taking the least charitable one, i.e., "everyone let it slide." That interpretation is incorrect. People stopped talking to him. Isn't shunning what you progs want?

calibraxis 11y ago
> I see you're taking the least charitable one, i.e., "everyone let it slide." That interpretation is incorrect. People stopped talking to him. Good, because I used your interpretation: silence. You silently enabled a white supremacy propagandist. Of course, you're certainly NOT silent when it's time to support him. (Despite your own evidence of his history of "casual racism" at a professional networking event.) So you're oddly quiet with white supremacy: you "stopped talking". But god forbid you "ignore" when a conference right next to Ferguson (StrangeLoop) declined to help promote a white supremacist's influence! (Hell, if I mocked people's favorite programming language or text editor, I'd almost certainly get a vocal reaction. Mild rebuke at least. Says everything about techies' priorities.) > As it happens, the participants were at best plurality white. And no, the PoC weren't all Asians either. That's interestingly vague: were these participants to Moldbug's "casual racism"? I imagined he only did this with obviously sympathetic audiences like you. (And what does "the PoC weren't all Asians" exactly mean? For someone berating others for interpretations you don't like, you leave open a wide range of interpretations.)