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ioerror is one of most amazing activists I have ever met. This is definitively a loss for Tor.

• pdkl95 10y ago
  > activists While I'm sure you intended this to be a compliment, you should know that ioerror has strong opinions (which I agree with) about the word "activist". From a recent talk[1][2] he gave about journalism and the media: "Activism" is used as a pejorative term in order to suggest that participation in a democratic society is somehow outside of the normal behavior. Fuck that. That is wrong. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJValv4YQcY#t=78 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJValv4YQcY#t=78 [2] I strongly recommend everyone watch [1] - it's shorter than most of his talks (only 20m), and it has surprising revaluations about e.g. The Guardian. Jacob doesn't pull his punches, and he burns a few notable bridges.
  • unlinker 10y ago
    That's his opinion, but taking into account the very low % of people who actually engage in the democratic game, I'd say "activist" is a proper term.
  • Raed667 10y ago
    I completely agree. However, the reality of things is that some people are more engaged than others when it comes to defending freedoms, advocacy, etc... Edit : I have found this Tweet [0] I shared with ioerror himself about this same subject exactly a year ago. [0] https://twitter.com/Raed667/status/608297894651772929 https://twitter.com/Raed667/status/608297894651772929
  • tptacek 10y ago
    He has a problem with the word "activist" being substituted in by journalists, for other journalists. Not with the concept of "activism".
• dates 10y ago
  Think of all the people that have been distanced from the project because of his behavior. Think of all the other people who would be distanced from it in the future if his behavior was tolerated and defended by the organization. This is really not a loss at all!