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hear, hear! I think organization and exclusivity is needed in the online tech community. For the first 10-12 years, forums and websites were mostly filled with
by rndmind 11y ago
hear, hear! I think organization and exclusivity is needed in the online tech community. For the first 10-12 years, forums and websites were mostly filled with intelligent and like-minded people. However, over the past couple of years it seems, the discussion boards and popular online sites have been overburdened with an influx of ignorant viewpoints, 'scuse the word ignorant, but a better description eludes me.
The point I would like to make is, exclusivity and organization would be a good thing for the altruistic tech community.
- JoshTriplett 11y ago> The point I would like to make is, exclusivity and organization would be a good thing for the altruistic tech community. Agreed. Not in an elitist sense, but in the sense that no amount of excellence in technological skill excuses being a a terrible person who drives others away. Choosing not to exclude anyone from a community is still an exclusionary practice: it drives away people who aren't willing to put up with the worst anyone in that community serves up. So if you're going to end up excluding people no matter what you do, better to actively choose to exclude the awful people rather than leaving them around to drive away others.