Read the whole thread if you need further motivation to make the Scala community more inclusive. This is so embarrassing. :( nitter.vloup.ch/JMC_IO/status/81…
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hateful-loudmouths damage a community as a whole and increase pressure on those with less representation.
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Being an old fart, I very clearly remember having those opinions a decade or two ago. “Hateful” misses the point IMO.
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hateful might really miss the point but was aimed at the person we talked about (you might want to check his timeline)
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In most cases, I think it's ignorance, not hate
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ignorance is the brother of hate. Willful ignorance is just a different name for hate.
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Replying to @codepitbull @kaffeecoder
Assuming people can't learn doesn't seem justified to me. Convincing them takes empathy even for people with shitty opinions.

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Replying to @stilkov @kaffeecoder
we showed so much empathy and tolerance to people with shitty opinions that we forgot about the ones we should protect
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I'm not convinced a zero tolerance policy is helpful, especially if it's fellow privileged people who apply it
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Replying to @stilkov @kaffeecoder
I never said people don't learn. But we have to accept that abuse has no place and that some refuse to learn.