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OK - I was confused by this. Apparently the context is: > https://twitter.com/nexxylove/status/771503406716334080 https://twitter.com/nexxylove/status/7715034
by alexc05 10y ago
OK - I was confused by this. Apparently the context is:
> https://twitter.com/nexxylove/status/771503406716334080 https://twitter.com/nexxylove/status/771503406716334080
> @nodevember one way you could show you actually care about community safety & diversity is by uninviting Douglas Crockford.
> @nodevember he has repeatedly shown himself to be actively hostile to fostering inclusivity and many will decline to speak if he is invited.
> https://twitter.com/nodebotanist/status/512891046192504832 https://twitter.com/nodebotanist/status/512891046192504832
> Did Doug Crockford seriously just say on stage that no one wants to use weak maps because weak isn't masculine? What? I don't even...
To which the twitter has reacted poorly and has escalated.
- mzw_mzw 10y agoTo summarize: some random nobody on Twitter complained and Nodevember's knees couldn't hit the ground fast enough.
- williamgb 10y agoA casual observation of mine which I find intriguing me is that people who tend to make such complaints are largely just as obnoxious and objectionable as their targets.
- alexc05 10y agoThat's actually not just a casual observation. There is robust research showing that in most cases bullies are often bullied as well. Here's a description from '08 https://www.theguardian.com/education/2008/aug/29/bullying.schools https://www.theguardian.com/education/2008/aug/29/bullying.s... but that was just from a quick google, I first learned it in a university developmental psychology course 10 years earlier (which is to say my source is actually peer reviewed research) Turns out, the way to "win" in bullying is to "disengage" and let it go.