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"People you don't like" is a great euphemism for racists
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No it isn't
CSS-Tricks in Limbo
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There's a difference between when people have a platform. Made a mistake 10 years ago? Fine. But that's very different than using your huge platform today to spread your hate. Pretending those two are the same is dangerous. One of them does actual harm today.
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> Someone will dig through some old forums/news group/twitter posts that someone made and use that as a stick to beat them with.
This is not about digging up some old careless post. It’s about his current views which he posts proudly online.
I’ll note your post pulls a classic trick:
- these views are not that important to who he is
- anyway even if he did hold those views it’s not that big of a deal
- but also I agree with those views (even tho I am but a humble, reasonable centrist)
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Sorry to say, DHH invites it.
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I think it’s a very good look when the people you complain about are racists.
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No idea who Jeff Geerling is, but about Rossman: He has his opinion about trans people. Some people have the opinion that he is a bigot as a consequence of that. I don't see the issue with that? Also, it's not like he'll lose his platform or his company over that, so I doubly don't see the issue here?
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There's a difference between when people have a platform. Made a mistake 10 years ago? Fine. But that's very different than using your huge platform today to spread your hate. Pretending those two are the same is dangerous. One of them does actual harm today.
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Why are you comparing someone that said a mild anti-abort thing to DHH tho? can you describe with your words what is DHH main talking points? mild racism? mild eugenics?
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> Let's call it what it is, someone crying because their project isn't getting the love it wants while someone new did. Welcome to life. This happens all the time in business. CSS-Tricks is old, it had it's time and now it's time to move on. DO can do whatever they want. If they want to focus on getting Omarchy popular, then so be it. CSS Tricks was a massively useful resource. However tailwind and/or other frontend…
> I understand he may have some views that people disagree with, but he cannot realistically affect any change.
You keep saying that, but I think what you’re missing is that he can affect change. He’s a public figure with a large amount of influence, as made evident by the companies giving him money. His reach gives him the power to contribute to the normalisation of certain topics, thus moving the Overton window, and his opinions attract like-minded powerful people with political influence.
Ignoring him as just some powerless guy who cannot enact change is frankly naive, and a mistake the world has made before.
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> Let's call it what it is, someone crying because their project isn't getting the love it wants while someone new did. Welcome to life. This happens all the time in business. CSS-Tricks is old, it had it's time and now it's time to move on. DO can do whatever they want. If they want to focus on getting Omarchy popular, then so be it. CSS Tricks was a massively useful resource. However tailwind and/or other frontend…
> I understand he may have some views that people disagree with, but he cannot realistically affect any change. You keep saying that, but I think what you’re missing is that he can affect change. He’s a public figure with a large amount of influence, as made evident by the companies giving him money . His reach gives him the power to contribute to the normalisation of certain topics, thus moving the Overton window, a…
I am sorry but you severely misunderstand how politics work if you believe the amount of money and some notoriety online will translate into votes / enacting legislation.
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> Someone will dig through some old forums/news group/twitter posts that someone made and use that as a stick to beat them with. This is not about digging up some old careless post. It’s about his current views which he posts proudly online. I’ll note your post pulls a classic trick: - these views are not that important to who he is - anyway even if he did hold those views it’s not that big of a deal - but also I agr…
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