I have to come to lukev's defense here. How are lukev's points any different from those being made by trjordan in this thread? It's very apparent to me that l

I have to come to lukev's defense here. How are lukev's points any different from those being made by trjordan in this thread? It's very apparent to me that lukev's comments are being downvoted because of disagreements with the viewpoint they express, not because they are provocative or manipulative. Whereas the original comment by hubert123 (for example) is much closer to "trolling" (edit as I understand it, anyway). The case in question is manifestly ridiculous. It'll be a while before anything can unseat this snafu as the poster child for inclusivity-gone-too-far. The last one perhaps being the Brendan Eich affair, although I think that case is at least debatable (by "reasonable" people). But—and this is the point—there still is still a "line" (the baby), even though some people will always draw it way too tight (the bathwater). Line crossed (IMHO): https://statement-on-lambdaconf.github.io/ https://statement-on-lambdaconf.github.io/ (edit To clarify, I agree with the signatories that the line was crossed by inviting the speaker in question.)