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   Alfred M. Szmidt (amszmidt@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Feb-2025 00:47:17 JST Alfred M. Szmidt

   • Karsten Johansson
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   • RS, Author, Novelist, Prosaist
   • Michelle
   • Kent Pitman

   @kentpitman I disagree that it is unkind, or unnecessary -- both imply intent. And I disagree that Michelles post was "well meaning", it was intentionally unkind to people who just don't think about tiny things. Michelle is also not the villain, this kind of argument has become a nasty normalization and makes it impossible to have normal discussions.

   @ksaj @sfwrtr @Aphelion @alt_text

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     Alfred M. Szmidt (amszmidt@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Feb-2025 00:47:38 JST Alfred M. Szmidt

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     • Karsten Johansson
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     • RS, Author, Novelist, Prosaist
     • Michelle
     • Kent Pitman

     @kentpitman
     It is the same argument that exists in FLOSS where people _demand_ that other people have to think about what one does in their spare time (e.g., demanding/scolding maintainers into shame that software is more accessible).

     @ksaj @sfwrtr @Aphelion @alt_text

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     Alfred M. Szmidt (amszmidt@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Feb-2025 02:49:01 JST Alfred M. Szmidt

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     • Karsten Johansson
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     • RS, Author, Novelist, Prosaist
     • Michelle
     • Kent Pitman

     @kentpitman comments attacking people, making snide remarks, and what not. Who exactly is unkind here exactly?@ksaj @sfwrtr @Aphelion @alt_text

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     RS, Author, Novelist, Prosaist (sfwrtr@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Feb-2025 04:50:29 JST RS, Author, Novelist, Prosaist

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     • Karsten Johansson
     • Michelle
     • Kent Pitman

     @amszmidt @kentpitman @ksaj @Aphelion

     [Michelle's original post]

     I now realize that what I took as a reply was an original post—not a reply to a perceived provocative incident. It made a point—like dumping pots and pans in the street past midnight will wake the neighbors—regardless of whether or not the intent was to redress a grievance. I need to reassess my response to this post and similar ones based on the head of the thread as well as the responses.