A code repo is like a local volunteer group or local sports club. People go there on their free time to engage in an activity they enjoy partaking in.
In this analogy, it's Sunday, you go to your local bike club ready to bike in the mountain. Suddenly one of the member shows up with a t-shirt and scarf with "Free Palestine" or something of that nature.
I feel this is not a productive move. Now people in the group may find offense because they don't share the viewpoint, and it may start a conflict, driving energy away from the initial goal of biking and talking about biking.
A more productive approach would be that this activist person make friends at the club, then try to engage with them after the club is over, or on a side-channel (e.g. "Can I add you on [social network]?").
Politics is a divisive topic, so should be discussed with care after a minimum layer of trust is built. Jumping into an interest group and basically yelling a slogan is not a productive way to achieve change. It's also stressful for people who came to the interest group to relax and enjoy their interest.
Many places already exist to engage in politics. And in places which are not design for it, I feel it's fine to engage a little, but it has to be smart, tactical, and tasteful. Not yelling a slogan and expecting that the world is now improved, while the room stares at you.
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[ 6.7 ms ] story [ 31.8 ms ] threadEh, I'd say someone should get a spelling lesson.
Also someone needs to ban the trolls in the comments that post repeating comments.
In this analogy, it's Sunday, you go to your local bike club ready to bike in the mountain. Suddenly one of the member shows up with a t-shirt and scarf with "Free Palestine" or something of that nature.
I feel this is not a productive move. Now people in the group may find offense because they don't share the viewpoint, and it may start a conflict, driving energy away from the initial goal of biking and talking about biking.
A more productive approach would be that this activist person make friends at the club, then try to engage with them after the club is over, or on a side-channel (e.g. "Can I add you on [social network]?").
Politics is a divisive topic, so should be discussed with care after a minimum layer of trust is built. Jumping into an interest group and basically yelling a slogan is not a productive way to achieve change. It's also stressful for people who came to the interest group to relax and enjoy their interest.
Many places already exist to engage in politics. And in places which are not design for it, I feel it's fine to engage a little, but it has to be smart, tactical, and tasteful. Not yelling a slogan and expecting that the world is now improved, while the room stares at you.
https://github.com/python/peps/commit/0c6427dcec1e98ca0bd46a...
This commit was followed a divisive discussion from which the "community" leaders emerged as even more powerful.
Some of these leaders have never contributed much in terms of actual code or are inactive now.