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submitted 2 months ago by clumsy_cat@beehaw.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml

Short Summary of the Community Drama of the Linux Distribution "NixOS", so that you can get the big picture and form your own opinion with the provided sources.

Clarification of the "Steering Comittee" as Project Leadership

Moderation Team resigns in Protest

Technical Leadership works for Military Company, causing Fear of Alignment with Facism.

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[-] trevor 290 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Can we avoid calling taking action against valid moral objections "drama"? It only serves to make the people doing the right thing sound like they're being immature, even when they're obviously right.

Objecting to a fascist government's influence over very powerful build infrastructure used around the world is the right thing to do.

[-] itztalal@lemmings.world 11 points 2 months ago

valid moral objections

That's the thing, whether or not they're valid depends on the person you're asking.

I personally think this is a load of bullshit and just another instance of slacktivists trying to guilt people into doing their bidding.

Hopefully the leader in question doesn't change a single thing due to this pressure. He would be a helpless child if he didn't have the strength to resist this kind of peer pressure from online drama.

[-] underisk@lemmy.ml 61 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

How is taking direct action to stigmatize someone who is enabling our fascist military “slacktivism”? What do you propose would be a more fitting and effective tactic for someone who doesn’t want their work associated in any way to the US military?

[-] juipeltje@lemmy.world 38 points 2 months ago

I mean yeah, if you ask a fascist how they feel about fascism, they probably don't think it's a big deal.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago

That's the thing, whether or not they're valid depends on the person you're asking.

No it fucking doesn't! There are people who think that, but they're wrong.

Moral relativism is bullshit.

[-] itztalal@lemmings.world 4 points 2 months ago

I'm sorry you and so many others are foolish enough to delude yourselves into thinking that.

[-] why0y@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

So...you don't believe in democracy? That people involved, stakeholders, don't have a right to influence the direction of an organized effort?

[-] JesusChristLover420@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 months ago

Why don't we destigmatise drama?

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 37 points 2 months ago

Imagine if we referred to the recent UN walkout as "Drama at the UN." It trivializes the topic.

[-] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 35 points 2 months ago

Most people when they hear "drama" they think things like the brain dead hissy fits on reality TV. The kind of pointless fighting we should avoid. Destigmatizing the word would legitimatize that stuff.

We really need a better word for this posts topic where there's very public back and forth but it's a much more valid moral disagreement.

[-] itztalal@lemmings.world 4 points 2 months ago

I think I've been on the internet longer than you, and drama has always applied to any kind of spat between parties.

Look at the youtube channel DramaAlert for countless examples.

[-] Nyadia 24 points 2 months ago

"Listen kid, I've been on the internet much longer than you have. Back in my day we used to spin fidget spinners while watching LeafyIsHere videos and It's The Nutshack memes during class instead of doing work. But you wouldn't know nothin' bout that, that's ancient internet stuff right there"

[-] itztalal@lemmings.world 4 points 2 months ago
[-] agelord@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago
[-] itztalal@lemmings.world 2 points 2 months ago

You would say that because that's how tribalism works.

Bunch of average people in here being average.

[-] mathemachristian@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

Probably for the best 🤣

[-] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It’s The Nutshack memes

Aah meme history memory flashbang

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