@hipsterelectron one of the most toxic open source traits is desiring to be more like a big tech product, and to measure success with big tech metrics.
@sean_ae oh for sure. And they are trying to sell that idea. There are also lots of well meaning leftists trying to see the good in this tech, but failing to see how it is fundamentally against them … the same thing happened in the crypto-bubble …
@servo 👎👎 this will only make the project less trustworthy, less robust, and less open. It will also make Servo far less sustainable in both technical/documentation and environmental impact. You will lose a lot of contributors and supporters, replacing them with dubious contributions.
@clarity@jplebreton oh absolutely. i just mean that the ideologies that these tech/SV cults are using/indoctrinating are largely coming from the tescreal set of beliefs...
@cwebber sorry if this wasn’t clear. I wan’t referring to you or your posts but only to the discussion on lobsters specifically, since they were bringing up other references to “originators” // @sacha
@sacha@cwebber disappointed that they’re all missing the historical reference to Steve Mann who was cyborging as early as the late 70’s and still is today.
@thomasfuchs i had one! My dad worked for kodak from the mid-80’s until the early 2000’s. We had every version of the DC cameras, including one that was also an mp3 player.
Applying to university/college for the fall? Withhold or defer until the institution divests from genocide and arms. Students are both the customer and product of the institution. Deprive them of you.