2026-09-17 18:11 UTC
Relatedly, I don't know why so many people need to internalize that just because there's a hole doesn't mean you need to make it bigger.
Open source was already broken in a few important ways, but instead of fixing it, we're witnessing a generational shift towards active and enthusiastic sabotage.
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@xgranade@wandering.shop 2026-09-17 18:16
Perhaps in the spirit of @glyph@mastodon.social's post yesterday about having sharp reasons for decisions in open source, I will invite anyone currently volunteering in open source who does not have a sharp reason for doing so to take a moment, a day, a month! off and come up with a sharp reason. My point here being that if you don't know why you're doing a thing, no matter how positive that thing is, it's that much easier for your good will to be subverted towards ill. Clear reasoning is defensive.