Notices by akareilly (akareilly@mastodon.lol)

If you insist that people learn to code in order to use technology, I'm going to insist that you grow your own flax, do the retting, spin it, weave it, and sew it before you're allowed to wear pants.

@aral @edges@shitpost.poridge.club

For curiosity, how often does saying this cause German hackers to tone police you? Asking for a me.

@futurebird @aral @peter @stevenbodzin it would be one thing if the conferences, nonprofits, and informal groups creating open source software were more diverse, but many open source communities are overwhelmingly white, cis, and non-disabled, and the free time to code results from having few financial or caregiving responsibilities.

Hell, European open source communities struggle with welcoming cis white women, the lowest bar possible.

As it is, yes, open source advocates need to listen.

@aral @peter @stevenbodzin @futurebird

“I’m addressing a trend in open source communities” is right there.

Urging someone to listen is not the same as “you never listen” and yes, people with privilege in tech can always listen more.

You can also react by acknowledging that open source has problems with sexism, racism, ableism, and gender-based violence, so these conversations are rarely complete. This is why hostility to larger discussion groups needs to be examined.

@aral @peter @stevenbodzin @futurebird

I’m addressing a trend in open source communities to ignore what people want and need in the name in the name of building non-commercial networks. This makes trying to participate in open source projects unbearable.

“virus-like behaviour aspirational”

Going viral includes activism that makes a real difference on a human scale.
Going viral is sharing ways to stay alive.
Going viral is putting politicians on notice.

I am urging you to listen.

@aral @peter @stevenbodzin @futurebird sometimes, a large network is the goal of bad people.
That doesn’t mean it can’t be the goal of good people.

We don’t fight the white fascists by being condescending to Black activists.