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i wonder how Linus would have responded, and if linux were to be born today, considering's Linus' abrasive tongue, would survive. some of these people have a p

i wonder how Linus would have responded, and if linux were to be born today, considering's Linus' abrasive tongue, would survive. some of these people have a point - their small minority though is pretty rabid and off point. i've never seen "RESPECT ME!" ever not backfire, on any scale and for any group. it'll be interesting how we will resolve this kind of emergent social angst - before too much of our future falls victim to it. there was a code of conduct that people working together adhered to back in the day, and as long as it was kept minimal and professional things are just fine - but it's always over applied, and it always contributes to the fall of its parent. PC and SJWs fall into that catigory these days. they should revise their tactic, i think it does them more harm and causes them to lose credibility, rather than gain any. they might win a few battles, but we'd all lose the war. i belong to a majority that gets shit due to what a minority does - in my head, i think the way to change that is by serving as an example for the good - and fight the bad together with everyone willing. the Opal folk should have just apologized, said they'll talk to their dev about his actions and closed the issue, then moved on. instead, that thread's curator u/meh just fanned the flames because of his own spartan approach to community health that overshadowed project health, and ended up causing more damage than it set out to avoid. here's hoping github survives this.

rauljara 10y ago
i've never seen "RESPECT ME!" ever not backfire, on any scale and for any group. Perhaps you mean something different than what I'm understanding you to have said, but demanding respect seams like it was a key part of women's suffrage, the American civil rights movement, and the more recent push for marriage equality [1]. It is true that there are still plenty of people who do not respect those groups, but they currently receive vastly more respect than they would if they had not stood up for themselves. [1] clearly not meant to be an exhaustive list
- godmodus 10y ago
  I agree that I respect the suffragettes and even some of what FEMEN even does. But what I meant is the "REAPECT ME" that leads to being "tolerated" rather than it being earned respect. Should I take from this that what is being done today is likened to what suffragettes did back in the days of first wave feminism?
- chronomode 10y ago
  It's a powerful tactic that gains success under powerful circumstances. When deployed during a minor skirmish, going nuclear often risks similarly nuclear retaliation.

rauljara 10y ago

i've never seen "RESPECT ME!" ever not backfire, on any scale and for any group. Perhaps you mean something different than what I'm understanding you to have said, but demanding respect seams like it was a key part of women's suffrage, the American civil rights movement, and the more recent push for marriage equality [1]. It is true that there are still plenty of people who do not respect those groups, but they currently receive vastly more respect than they would if they had not stood up for themselves. [1] clearly not meant to be an exhaustive list

godmodus 10y ago
I agree that I respect the suffragettes and even some of what FEMEN even does. But what I meant is the "REAPECT ME" that leads to being "tolerated" rather than it being earned respect. Should I take from this that what is being done today is likened to what suffragettes did back in the days of first wave feminism?
chronomode 10y ago
It's a powerful tactic that gains success under powerful circumstances. When deployed during a minor skirmish, going nuclear often risks similarly nuclear retaliation.