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If you have to be part of the "secret backchannel" to know what's really going on, maybe that's the fundamental problem, no? "Inclusiveness" is messy, annoying
by bsder 3y ago
If you have to be part of the "secret backchannel" to know what's really going on, maybe that's the fundamental problem, no?
"Inclusiveness" is messy, annoying, irritating ... I can go on and on.
But Rust chose that. This was an explicit goal. With a Code of Conduct that attempts to enforce that.
What did people expect was going to happen when you have a "secret insider cabal" that, though their actions, is clearly in direct conflict with that explicit goal?
- unconed 3y agoSpoiler: the kind of person who will inject themselves into a community to make it more "inclusive and diverse" is exactly the same kind of person who will join or create a secret insider cabal. The venn diagram is a circle. https://status451.com/2017/05/18/the-backchannel-is-the-message/ https://status451.com/2017/05/18/the-backchannel-is-the-mess...
- jollyllama 3y agoExactly. GP is taking them at their word. "Inclusiveness" in this case is nothing more than a signifier for the friend/enemy distinction. I would add: backchannels are simply the way of the world.