@ooops2278:matrix.org

Trying to centralize my fediverse use with kbin but still with (rarely used) accounts on:

Lemmy: @Ooops &
Mastodon: @Ooops

  • 0 Posts
  • 255 Comments
Joined 11 months ago
cake
Cake day: August 1st, 2023

help-circle




  • Ooops@kbin.socialtolinuxmemes@lemmy.worldLinux Salesman
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    edit-2
    2 months ago

    Canonical is basically the closed to corporate Linux you will find on the free distro market… They are pushing stuff you don’t want for marketing reasons (for example their own proprietary Snaps when a better working open source solution already exists with Flatpack), love their telemetry (can be mostly disabled for now, but given the defaults and their other behavior we can already see where this is heading) and in general decide more alongside their latest business plan than actually making sense or listening to users.











  • Ooops@kbin.socialtolinuxmemes@lemmy.worldI'm too afraid to ask
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    6 months ago

    Basically yes. Or: the term is fine; in the eyes of people who never heard or thought about its racist origin.

    And your were entirely on the right track when your first comment started with explaining the origin first. When that’s your starting point and you then get the response “But I’ve been saying it for years”, it’s probably far more successful to go with “Yes, but it can be offensive for people knowing its origin, so why not use available alternative terms?” than with “bro it’s been fucking racist for years”. In one case people have a high chance on thinking about it, in the other they will instictively feel attacked and get defensive about it.


  • Ooops@kbin.socialtolinuxmemes@lemmy.worldI'm too afraid to ask
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    14
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    edit-2
    6 months ago

    I just don’t understand why people are attached to it

    Because words aren’t racist, people and opinions and sentiments expressed by them are.

    When the term ricing is used for so long and 95%+ of people don’t know where it came from and have zero negative connotations associated with it, your argument (from their perspective) sounds like this:

    “Don’t use the term, by its obscure origin you didin’t even know about it is racist”

    “I’ve been saying it for years without any racism intended nor perceived

    “bro it’s been you are being a fucking racist for years”

    And then you are surprised by the negative reaction…