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Indeed it should not be surprising that the community (leadership) who from the outside seems among the most concerned with codes of conduct, inclusion and so o
by depr 3y ago
Indeed it should not be surprising that the community (leadership) who from the outside seems among the most concerned with codes of conduct, inclusion and so on, is actually not so virtuous at all.
I am all for many of the stated goals of "woke" or whatever you want to call them, but it is really reminiscent of the politician who wants to ban porn but has his entire computer filled with it.
- vasco 3y agoEveryone has similar character flaws, but insecurities and cognitive dissonance make some need to virtue signal because they fear the crowd will think they are intolerant and their brain can't deal with the fact they might have some lizard brain thoughts from time to time. To deal with this they go to the extent of branding themselves "good person walking here", uh, sorry: "allies".
- jvanderbot 3y agoWhat if there are people who need laws, rules, processes to keep something at bay because they are actually suffering from addiction to the very thing they need to regulate. If they believe that thing is wrong and they see how hard it is to resist, they of all people may jump on a bandwagon.
- DangitBobby 3y agoYes, the "impose my beliefs on everyone" crowd.
- mpalmer 3y agoExcept people who involve themselves in dev communities aren't babies, and this parental impulse of protecting people from ideas YOU think are bad is completely toxic and self defeating. Being afraid of disagreement is a cancer in our discourse.
- jvanderbot 3y agoI agree. I was suggesting something even worse: they have internal disagreement and guilt and are regulating others based on that. Any discourse makes them feel worse about it, so they regulate that too.