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   BrianKrebs (briankrebs@infosec.exchange)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Mar-2025 06:19:10 JST BrianKrebs

   I've noticed something that I think is worth pointing out: pretty much ALL of the pushback I have gotten on LinkedIn over the past few months over stories critical of this administration has come from men in IT. Many of whom no doubt idolize Musk, who in their minds can walk on water.

   Conversely, the response almost universally I've seen from female non/male people in IT and security professionals on LinkedIn has been a great deal more appropriate, i.e. horror, disgust and revulsion for the way this administration is treating federal employees, veterans, the courts, judges, lawyers, journalists, and important, long-standing U.S. policy interests.

   I guess what I'm saying is nobody should expect the men in IT to lead the resistance. So many of them are like this guy: angry, aggressive, and really excited about the good old US of A going back to the 80s. Like the 1880s.

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     Sunflower Björnskalle 🌻 (apodoxus@mastodon.online)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Mar-2025 12:06:09 JST Sunflower Björnskalle 🌻

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     @briankrebs If it makes you feel any better, it seems like Hacker News has completely turned on these fucks. When they do allow a post through, it's just pure hate on the admin with one or two guys who get shit on.

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     Biggles (taco_lad@aus.social)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Mar-2025 12:07:19 JST Biggles

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     • Party Sam

     @partysam @apodoxus @briankrebs they're not more mature, its just reached the 'find out' stage of voting for Nazis and suddenly it's important not to have Nazis in charge

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     Party Sam (partysam@mstdn.party)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Mar-2025 12:07:20 JST Party Sam

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     • Sunflower Björnskalle 🌻

     @apodoxus @briankrebs I've also noticed this on HN a month ago. Before that, comments were insufferable to read when it came to politics. Now it feels like the audience has got more mature somehow.

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     Aurimas Liutikas :google: (aurimas@androiddev.social)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Mar-2025 12:38:24 JST Aurimas Liutikas :google:

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     @briankrebs this is the same person who only interacts and posts about political things themselves

     https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/profile/in/stuartgantcissp/recent-activity

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     clacke@libranet.de is my main (notclacke@fedia.social)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Mar-2025 12:39:21 JST clacke@libranet.de is my main

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     • Aurimas Liutikas :google:

     @Aurimas @briankrebs "when you do it, it's political, when I do it, it's apolitical and just common sense", is usually how the rationale goes.

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     Michael Kohlman (norombasic@mastodon.world)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Mar-2025 12:40:29 JST Michael Kohlman

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     @briankrebs I've been in IT since about 1993. Lot of history, lot of changes. This is one of the things that hasn't changed, and while after 30+ years I developed a few thoughts about why this career attracts these assholes, it saddens me how little progress has been made in lessening their impact.

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