• coltorl@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    The codebase is irrelevant, I’ve already rated it, it’s another blink clone. As a product, on the other hand, you should definitely practice responsible consumerism. Aligning your values with your consumption is a good thing.

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      Totally agree. Why make someone richer who you ethically don’t align to. It just makes their agenda easier.

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          Right, because it was totally his views in general, not just lack of API access…

          Edit: Sorry guys, you’re right, the surge of Lemmy users that correspond to the hour of API access loss was DEFINITELY just coincidental.

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            Tbh it was a bit of both for me. The API access was one thing, but the response to the backlash was revealing towards his views. The protest against the API access was focused on business, the backlash to Spez’s actions in response was focused on him.

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            In particular, it was his view that he can impose himself on the community in such a way that takes us steps closer to a walled garden.

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            Personally I’m here because of the way he went about trying to bully people who demonstrated against the API change.

            I don’t really care about the API change myself because I didn’t even indirectly use it.

            So yeah, it’s exactly not wanting to put money on the hands of such a person.

            Don’t really know Brave, don’t really know its CEO, am a little iffy on the whole screwing of people’s livelihoods due to their personal political leanings but can see how people would not want to put money in the hands of a guy who wants to make a subset of people miserable (by forbidding them to marry those they love) for no good reason (no mature and mentally healthy person goes around judging other people’s love on the gender of whom they love).

            Whilst I think that even haters should be able to survive (even they have basic human rights) it’s fair enough if their chances at prosperity beyond mere survival are negativelly affected by them being haters: after all, making life shit for others is fine with them, so as I see it, live by the sword die by the sword.

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              Thank you for taking the time to write such a down-to-earth and insightful comment! I totally agree with each of your points. Same reason I would never shop at Walmart/Sam’s Club, get takeout from Chic fil a, drive a Tesla, sleep on a MyPillow, etc.

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            I didn’t care about the api, I browsed via browser. The spez ama made me want to puke so I found this place.

            Yea his views and actions matter.

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            The API was only the tip of the iceberg. When he came out and said he basically worships Elon and what he did to twitter I knew things weren’t going to improve.

    • Freesoftwareenjoyer@lemmy.world
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      I don’t disagree with you, but at the same time I use Lemmy. I disagree with its developers political views, but I believe they are doing something good for society. So maybe sometimes it’s good to make an exception.