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> I've written before about how he tends to jump to conclusions, launch videos based on rumors, ignore facts that contradict juicy controversies, and stir the p
by dns_snek 1y ago
> I've written before about how he tends to jump to conclusions, launch videos based on rumors, ignore facts that contradict juicy controversies, and stir the pot while positioning himself as the only rational source for a subject.
Let's analyze that. You've written 2 comments[1] that mention him, making these same disparaging claims with no evidence whilst taking every opportunity to insult those of us who have a positive view of him.
1. You accused him of spreading misinformation on the topic of Mozilla changing their ToS to include unambiguous language that assigned them a license to any information we upload or enter through Firefox. Mozilla later responded with weasel language amounting to "nuh uh, that's not what it means" until they eventually changed those terms. All of this is documented on Rossmann's wiki. [2] Being gullible enough to believe every illogical explanation that a corporate PR department provides is not a virtue of a free thinker you're making it out to be.
2. You accused him of spreading misinformation on the topic of Brother adding consumer-hostile features, despite there being many independent sources predating his video complaining about the same issue across Reddit, HN, Github, and multiple independent forums. Again, this is documented on his wiki. [3]
3. And this is the most damning — You accused him of engaging in bad faith and "moving the goalposts" in relation to the self-service repair program. His first impression [4] was that the program is a step in the right direction, but not nearly enough. That's not moving the goalposts, that's highlighting the fact that the goalposts have not been met.
Your dishonest portrayal paints him as someone who's incapable of praise and only looks for negativity, when in fact he's gives credit where credit is due. He praised Apple when they first introduced the Independent Repair Provider Program [5], before that program ultimately turned out to be a sham.
[1] https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3AAurornis%20Rossmann&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...
[2] https://consumerrights.wiki/Mozilla_introduces_TOS_to_Firefox https://consumerrights.wiki/Mozilla_introduces_TOS_to_Firefo...
[3] https://consumerrights.wiki/Brother_printers_causing_issues_with_third_party_inks https://consumerrights.wiki/Brother_printers_causing_issues_...
[4] https://youtu.be/agG108sxkyo?t=803 https://youtu.be/agG108sxkyo?t=803
[5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tRq5niOM7Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tRq5niOM7Q