i used to be far, far more loud about "thing bad", often in that FOSS enthusiast way that many of you (over 25, anyway) are probably quite tired of
at some point i realized that while thing is, indeed, bad, being loud about that rarely has any effect, and decided that instead i will put that effort into finding ways to make thing not bad; in changing it myself, in being a force multiplier, or relying on others to be a force multiplier
@whitequark Yes and yes! It may feel somehow shameful to be not saying "thing bad" - and also, jaded/cynical/corrupted? - but the moments where "thing bad" has a useful effect are few
@whitequark, I've found that once one has done the necessary work to make Thing X unnecessary, one can casually note "Thing X is bad" on the relevant slides of one's presentations about its replacement, as a little treat
@whitequark social media does such a good job of aggregating my friends' thoughts on what's bad that i feel deterred from adding to the conversation. i'd rather use the limited energy i have to make something better in some small way
this has almost certainly made me an objectively worse person, but it has also enabled me to reach a lot more of my goals with only a fraction of the resources
@whitequark This is sort of a follow-up to our conversation a few weeks back re: dark topics (and re: becoming a weapon to survive specifically) , but I was listening to this today and thought of you. https://youtu.be/ABe4o099M8s?si=bURLa8VkDYmMxW_Q
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