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I would love to know what your superiors think about your hiring process in your company. Where did you said you work ? G. ?
Good thing I don’t make decisions :)
Stop using app icons for political activism
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Re: Stop using app icons for political activism
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The reality is that while you own your computer, you generally don't own the proprietary software on it, you _license_ it. That license entitles you to remarkably little beyond using the software as the software vendor permits.
I don't think FOSS protects you from political activism. Here's what comes up on my (Fedora, obviously) machine when I run VIM with no filename specified: VIM - Vi IMproved version 8.2.5052 by Bram Moolenaar et al. Modified by Vim is open source and freely distributable Help poor children in Uganda! type :help iccf for information type :q to exit type :help or for on-line help type :help version8 for version info Acc…
Most people won't even read that and if you open a file instead of just typing vim you won't even see the message. Changing an icon is quite a bit different since you have to click the icon to open the app. As far as I know Vim hasn't changed the gVim icon to Uganda's colors.
Re: Stop using app icons for political activism
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I thought it was pretty clear that the author objected to it on principle. I think I do as well, I don't really want all the icons on my phone changing colors and shapes every other day since that is just bad UX when I'm hunting for the right button. And when it comes to politics I don't want anyone else's politics pushed into my personal life when I don't expect to encounter it, even if I agree with it. It is partic…
> I thought it was pretty clear that the author objected to it on principle. It isn’t clear whatsoever. It would have been trivial to mention the other, far more common reasons why app icons change and make a fairly politically-neutral argument. However, they did not choose to do so. In fact, they never even go so far as to say “and these political statements hinder my ability to recognize things visually.” But polit…
Why do you assume malice?
Re: Stop using app icons for political activism
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> So: odds are, the author is upset about having LGBTQ “activism” pushed on their devices. Your guess is probably correct. We all know why they aren't being explicit about it, right? Someone here literally threatened that they "actively" won't hire me for commenting on this post :-) > Specifically, remember that a vague assertion that LGBTQ people exist It's not vague at all, it's literally a flag. And it's not an ac…
> Your guess is probably correct. We all know why they aren't being explicit about it, right? Of course: there is significant risk to saying hateful and bigoted things outright, so folks resort to dog-whistling. > It's not vague at all, it's literally a flag. And it's not an acknowledgment of existence of some group. The most charitable interpretation is that it's a protest against heteronormativity, which many peopl…
> Of course: there is significant risk to saying hateful and bigoted things outright, so folks resort to dog-whistling.
Conservatives make the same argument about things their in group finds important as well. Taking the lords name in vein, disparaging mohammed, etc. Your in group is in power so you’re able to speak power to truth, but it isn’t a principled or healthy stance.
Society needs to learn how to tolerate differing opinions.
Re: Stop using app icons for political activism
#136The author didn’t bother to state which political statements they were upset about; neither did they bother to say something like “all of them,” which would have been trivial. So we are left to guess which political activism they find annoying. Given the timing, there’s a very good chance that it’s related to Pride month here in the US. It seems even more probable when you consider the context: very few companies cha…
The OP may well be opposed to the rainbow flag or not. The fact that they are not allowed to make a facially neutral “no politics on my home screen” statement without HN speculating about some political leaning seems to me to be a pretty clear example of how some progressive movements are encroaching on what used to be neutral space.
Re: Stop using app icons for political activism
#137The author didn’t bother to state which political statements they were upset about; neither did they bother to say something like “all of them,” which would have been trivial. So we are left to guess which political activism they find annoying. Given the timing, there’s a very good chance that it’s related to Pride month here in the US. It seems even more probable when you consider the context: very few companies cha…
I thought it was related to the War in Ukraine
Re: Stop using app icons for political activism
#138"You know, it would be nice if I could get something from the store that didn't have ' WORKERS OF THE WORLD, UNITE ! ' engraved on it in huge lettering."
"Wow, you must think working people don't have a right to exist" "I bet you support serfdom and slavery" "How could you say such a thing on May Day?"
Re: Stop using app icons for political activism
#139The author didn’t bother to state which political statements they were upset about; neither did they bother to say something like “all of them,” which would have been trivial. So we are left to guess which political activism they find annoying. Given the timing, there’s a very good chance that it’s related to Pride month here in the US. It seems even more probable when you consider the context: very few companies cha…
The OP may well be opposed to the rainbow flag or not. The fact that they are not allowed to make a facially neutral “no politics on my home screen” statement without HN speculating about some political leaning seems to me to be a pretty clear example of how some progressive movements are encroaching on what used to be neutral space.
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Re: Stop using app icons for political activism
#140How about no? If it's my app, I'll use my logo. I consider the logo an integral part of the application's identity and I should control its identity. I promise I'll do my best to make it easily and readily recognizable, regardless of it using national colors, a rainbow or shades of white, pink and blue. If you don't like it, it's your problem, not mine.
Yup - private companies/app makers can do as they please. You consented to them doing as they wish. The choice is simple, if you don't like it, just stop using the app. There are probably tons of alternatives.
Sure, so let’s just not give feedback on apps ever again, because the same big companies we demonize at every turn for being advantageous capitalists can do whatever they want - courtesy of ToC and other such legalese. Pack it in, folks!