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The author goes into 'contempt culture' which is valid in any group of people ie 'PHP haters' but then tries to slip through the old trope of 'resistance to cha
by throw2016 8y ago
The author goes into 'contempt culture' which is valid in any group of people ie 'PHP haters' but then tries to slip through the old trope of 'resistance to change' which is a clever bait and switch that positions change as 'always good' and refashions dissenters as anti-change which is a time tested PR strategy to push through unpopular changes that benefit a few by positioning any 'dissent' as 'anti change' and thus avoiding the meat of the discussion - the change in question.
We can agree on the problem and then on the solution, but any proposed solution can't just pass through 'without scrutiny' because a problem exists.
Systemd proponents since the beginning have positioned any criticism as 'motivated', 'greybeards', 'haters' or anti-change which tells you that there is no space for discussion here, only 'acceptance'. Can there be any legitimate criticism of systemd without this kind of politics, hypersensitivity and now posing as victims?
- aidenn0 8y agoAlso the whole "One solution for people who don't like it is to create their own alternative; that is a good way to find out just how much fun that task is." This seems to imply that those criticizing it didn't have alternatives, which is just not true. However it is so monolithic that as soon as a tiny part is depended on by something else (e.g. gnome) alternatives quickly become a non-starter. systemd seems to be getting rewarded by not playing well with others which is something that plays strongly into a lot of people's dislike with it.