Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:
My dude, people considering protesting Dorsey is not discrimination. Billionaires are the most privileged people on Earth. They are the establishment, the blockchains they shill are in service of Milton Friedmans disruption of the status quo to benefit them.
I.E the betrayal of the social contract.
If you're shitposting pick a better subject, cos you sure as hell are not hacking the planet. 🙄
Rocketman
@luis_in_brief @onepict If “thinking” is the right word here
Luis Villa
@onepict I’m deeply curious what the hell they were thinking.
Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:
@luis_in_brief but I think Drew's mainly aiming that at the FOSDEM committee than Dorsey.
Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:
@luis_in_brief yeah, you weren't the one calling for moderation in protesting.
Luis Villa
@onepict My main reason for not protesting Dorsey is that he’s mostly small fry. I would not do him the honor of protesting him and pretending he matters that much.
My name is RAGE
The Rich are The new resource to Mine.
Don't mind the Rich, mine them!
#MineTheRich #TaxTheRich #OFFDEM #FOSDEM
Redistribute wealth, cap individual wealth to 1:10 around the world, tax shareholder returns at 90%, jail white collar criminal, forbid professional politics, decentralize recovered wealth to communes, and capitalism will naturally fall back to where it belongs: a historical economy anomaly.
Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:
@luis_in_brief I think a lot of us are.
I think the issue is that when you're running such a large event, the cashflow becomes a higher priority. Especially when it's a free to everyone event.
It's giving me Freenode vibes with the gradual takeover of a community space.
You know chasing sponsorship is difficult. I think that's what's driven it, not so much the money part, but the relationship part.
I get the feeling the committee are a bit removed from the community now.
pfm ?
@onepict I think this is a very relevant and interesting session:
https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-6721-organizing-sponsor-free-conferences-bof/
At NixCon 2024, we took the bold step of going completely sponsor-free—and it turned out to be a great success, with 400 attendees, making it the largest NixCon to date.
In this BOF session, I’ll share my experiences as a core organizer, including the challenges, lessons learned, and tips for anyone looking to organize their own sponsor-free events without breaking the bank.
Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:
@pfm @how you didn't see the earlier post, it's not stupid at all.
Plus it's good to let other folks know about OFFDEM and to have a conversation about it.
We all need to talk about it more and this gives us the opportunity to let each other know we're here.
pfm ?
Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:
Sustainability and funding has been very much on folks minds. It's one of the main themes for #OFFDEM this year.
But I'm sure @how is happy to expand.
https://ps.s10y.eu/@how/113839956347315500
pfm ?
Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:
@pfm That is a very relevant one.
I'll need to catch up on it once it's been recorded.
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