4 ms·
Do we really need this kind of culture war nonsense? I don't agree with anyone being barred from speaking at technical conferences for their political views, b
by rjknight 11y ago
Do we really need this kind of culture war nonsense? I don't agree with anyone being barred from speaking at technical conferences for their political views, but then bringing Steve Klabnik's politics into it doesn't feel like a classy move either (and I say that as someone who does not share his politics). It seems that posts like this are designed to get people more riled up and create another round of polarising outrage, rather than encourage the people who mobilised to bar Yarvin from the event to consider the possibility that they might have been wrong to do so.
- 13thLetter 11y ago"Do we really need this kind of culture war nonsense?" Perhaps you should ask Strangeloop that. They're the ones who threw the first punch when they decided to boot people based on their political views.
- RichardZBrookes 11y agoI think you don’t need it. But now you’ve got it, and the point of the article was to explain how and why. Since Steve Klabnik put pressure on Miller to bring Yarvin’s politics into the conference, bringing in his has to be relevant.