Wrestling With Inclusion at LambdaConf

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Post by vitno » Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 4:51 PM UTC

Wrestling With Inclusion at LambdaConf
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Re: Wrestling With Inclusion at LambdaConf

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Post by striking » Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 6:42 PM UTC

This just in: preventing people to come to your conferences because of their beliefs is actually inadvisable and really, really difficult to make good on.

I don't agree with the guy's views either, but I wouldn't disinvite him just because he thinks that way.

Good on LambdaConf for letting him come anyway. Many of the quotes from this piece were shockingly powerful. I'm happy I took the time to read it.

Re: Wrestling With Inclusion at LambdaConf

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 7:34 PM UTC

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Re: Wrestling With Inclusion at LambdaConf

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Post by tragic » Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 7:34 PM UTC

So uh, who was this person?

Re: Wrestling With Inclusion at LambdaConf

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Post by passing-through » Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 7:37 PM UTC

tragic wrote: post #4

So uh, who was this person?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Yarvin

Re: Wrestling With Inclusion at LambdaConf

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Post by passing-through » Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 7:39 PM UTC

For context, the project in question is https://github.com/urbit/urbit and the speaker is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Yarvin.

Re: Wrestling With Inclusion at LambdaConf

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Post by analognoise » Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 7:39 PM UTC

All this childish feelings based barbage has got to stop.

No, really. People have different opinions, and are allowed to have them, even if they hurt your feelings or you disagree. Since when did this thought crime bullshit take over? Orwell would never have thought that self policing, not Big Brother and his armed henchmen, were what would do in individual thought.

Re: Wrestling With Inclusion at LambdaConf

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Post by fiatmoney » Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 7:55 PM UTC

You'd think that someone could just come out and say exactly which of his views are so terrible, instead of pointing at his entire multiple-book-length blog and "wow just wow"ing.

Re: Wrestling With Inclusion at LambdaConf

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Post by outside1234 » Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 7:56 PM UTC

What a well reasoned and thought through approach to making this decision and setting a precedent and standard - nice work.

Re: Wrestling With Inclusion at LambdaConf

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Post by davidrupp » Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 7:56 PM UTC

Well done, John & Co. StrangeLoop caved to the threats of a vocal minority and, to my lights, made the wrong decision. Not only the wrong decision, but for the wrong reasons. Good for you for taking this principled -- and responsible -- stance.