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In principle, "don't be a jerk" and "respect is earned" are opposites. Either one isn't a jerk, thus respects all people by default, or believes that others are
by manuelabeledo 5y ago
In principle, "don't be a jerk" and "respect is earned" are opposites. Either one isn't a jerk, thus respects all people by default, or believes that others aren't respect-worthy unless proven the contrary.
Also, why would open source software derive in a "technolibertarian culture"? That doesn't make any sense. The concept of "copyleft" itself is about renouncing certain individual rights over software, to allow it to spread in the community.
- kkoncevicius 5y agoA friend of everyone is a friend of none. The word "respect" should signify something; respecting everyone by default makes the whole concept useless. So I tend to disagree about "don't be a jerk" and "respect is earned" being opposites.
- manuelabeledo 5y ago> So I tend to disagree about "don't be a jerk" and "respect is earned" being opposites. Would it make sense to not respect people one doesn’t know anything about, and at the same time, not be a jerk? Respect is not “earned”, as it is one of the basic pillars of society. If the author used “respect” in the sense of admiring someone’s achievements, then the statement is a truism and thus useless anyway.