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I don't know why you are being downvoted. This is a real issue and a legitimate concern to have as a user of this software. I feel the same way (never used Zed

by shafyy 1y ago

I don't know why you are being downvoted. This is a real issue and a legitimate concern to have as a user of this software. I feel the same way (never used Zed in the first place because they are VC backed, but this would have been the final straw for me, too).

pbiggar 1y ago
Hard to take their Code of Conduct seriously anymore https://zed.dev/code-of-conduct https://zed.dev/code-of-conduct
an0malous 1y ago
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- cholantesh 1y ago
  A sibling comment claims that making a comment like this constitutes waging a 'political'/'ideological' battle that 'tramples curiosity', because raising a legitimate concern is inherently ideological, but silencing any and all scrutiny of a VC is not.
  - ParetoOptimal 1y ago
    Yeah, pretty ridiculous... maybe we can move off of hackernews too.
throwaway329044 1y ago
Because Paul consistently violates HN guidelines: > Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. It tramples curiosity. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- cholantesh 1y ago
  This flagging is pretty obviously the actual violation of the guideline.
- shafyy 1y ago
  It's not possible in today's world and not be political. People who say they are apolitical are also political. Silence is also communication. Pointing out that Zed has taken money from a company that openly supports one of the biggest genocides in recent history is not a "political battle".
- s777 1y ago
  How is VC funding not political?
bigstrat2003 1y ago
Because dragging politics into things is fucking obnoxious. It's off-topic, it gets people riled up so they are arguing about politics instead of having substantive discussion, and it degrades the community by threatening to destroy the focus on tech in favor of political slap fights. In short, going out of your way to bring up politics is being a jerk, and people don't appreciate that.
- shafyy 1y ago
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by shafyy 1y ago

pbiggar 1y ago

Hard to take their Code of Conduct seriously anymore https://zed.dev/code-of-conduct https://zed.dev/code-of-conduct

an0malous 1y ago

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cholantesh 1y ago
A sibling comment claims that making a comment like this constitutes waging a 'political'/'ideological' battle that 'tramples curiosity', because raising a legitimate concern is inherently ideological, but silencing any and all scrutiny of a VC is not.
- ParetoOptimal 1y ago
  Yeah, pretty ridiculous... maybe we can move off of hackernews too.

throwaway329044 1y ago

Because Paul consistently violates HN guidelines: > Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. It tramples curiosity. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

cholantesh 1y ago
This flagging is pretty obviously the actual violation of the guideline.
shafyy 1y ago
It's not possible in today's world and not be political. People who say they are apolitical are also political. Silence is also communication. Pointing out that Zed has taken money from a company that openly supports one of the biggest genocides in recent history is not a "political battle".
s777 1y ago
How is VC funding not political?

bigstrat2003 1y ago

Because dragging politics into things is fucking obnoxious. It's off-topic, it gets people riled up so they are arguing about politics instead of having substantive discussion, and it degrades the community by threatening to destroy the focus on tech in favor of political slap fights. In short, going out of your way to bring up politics is being a jerk, and people don't appreciate that.

shafyy 1y ago
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