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- Comment on YSK that despite being outside of US jurisdiction, Lego has dropped diversity and inclusion terminology from its annual report 18 hours ago:
And I think a big part of the problem is the psychology of group behaviour compared to individual behaviour. We can be far less moral in groups, by compartmentalising morality onto “someone else” in the group. I’m not sure that any other system can help us address that aspect of group psychology.
- Comment on YSK that despite being outside of US jurisdiction, Lego has dropped diversity and inclusion terminology from its annual report 1 day ago:
The problem with France s approach (as I understand it) is that by not recording ethnicity data, employers have free rein to discriminate if the persons background becomes known to them during the hiring process. Discrimination is rife because of this and they lack sufficient data and regulations to tackle it.
Studies have been carried out which send crafted resumes of different ethnicities to employers to assess callback rates. povertyactionlab.org/…/discrimination-hiring-and-…
I hope you’re right about US fascism. But while the U.S. President is an impulsive man child, his puppeteers are a lot smarter and more committed. We also have greater wealth inequality compared to WWII giving these guys a bigger advantage this time.
- Comment on YSK that despite being outside of US jurisdiction, Lego has dropped diversity and inclusion terminology from its annual report 1 day ago:
You’re right: diversity.com/post/accenture-dei-rollback-2025
It’s a similar timeline too (~2025). I honestly think it’s very pathetic of them to stoop so low for the “Yankee dollar” (or any other trade relationship).
- Comment on YSK: This recent war on adult content was mostly started by a single law in 2018, pushed by a few evangelical groups pretending to fight sexual exploitation 1 day ago:
Agreed, but religion is only one manifestation of the problem. We need to evolve beyond uncritical devotion regardless of the form. Sports, celebrities, personalities, technology, cosmetics, etc - all have pretty unhinged devotees. Causing similar problems.
- Comment on You can (probably should) remove personal information from a photo before uploading it to social media 1 day ago:
Thanks for that. I’ve made one exactly as you describe. Anyone can download it here icloud.com/…/9adfbc6f62084faa81fbe5da71515a7b
- Comment on YSK that despite being outside of US jurisdiction, Lego has dropped diversity and inclusion terminology from its annual report 1 day ago:
I didn’t know that. However, they have known for quite some time now.
- Comment on YSK that despite being outside of US jurisdiction, Lego has dropped diversity and inclusion terminology from its annual report 1 day ago:
K’nex appear to be owned by Basic Fun!, a U.S. company. Unlike LEGO I can’t find any social obligations that they’ve committed to in the past. www.basicfun.com/about/
- Comment on Perplexity offers to buy Google Chrome for $34.5 billion 2 days ago:
Oh that’s awful. I’m non-U.S. and didn’t know.
- Comment on YSK that despite being outside of US jurisdiction, Lego has dropped diversity and inclusion terminology from its annual report 2 days ago:
😂
- Comment on YSK that despite being outside of US jurisdiction, Lego has dropped diversity and inclusion terminology from its annual report 2 days ago:
In the context of power and money, absolutely. Although the fascism is being generated beyond the US too: fossil fuel companies are considered to be the main proponents of disinformation to destroy social cohesion against minorities, for example.
- Comment on YSK that despite being outside of US jurisdiction, Lego has dropped diversity and inclusion terminology from its annual report 2 days ago:
The wizard lego is very disappointing, and goes completely against their other inclusive language. As for pricing, I’m not sure since quality is top tier. But I suppose the profits will tell us just how much room they have to lower their prices.
- Comment on Leaving GitHub. Music server alternatives? 2 days ago:
Thanks for the recommendation. I appreciate it!
- Comment on Leaving GitHub. Music server alternatives? 2 days ago:
I appreciate the recommendations! I’m working on a list of alternatives. I might upload it to Codeberg or somewhere similar once it gets to a decent size.
- Comment on Leaving GitHub. Music server alternatives? 2 days ago:
Okay. I think we agree on more than we disagree.I also appreciate your input on effective strategy on serious issues like this - I 100% agree. I think you’ve misinterpreted me a little, so let me clarify:
- I support BDS actively. Organised movements are vital.
- As I’ve said in the comments: perfect is the enemy of the good. I will drop as many projects as I can. Media players, web browsers, mail clients, social platforms - can all be changed for more ethical alternatives. It doesn’t have to be black or white.
- I will never wait for any individual or group to give me the go ahead to do what I think is the right thing. BDS isn’t perfect.
- I am not selling anything, or trying to temper my actions to be more palatable to the more hesitant . It also turns out that I’m far from alone in this, but I was equally happy to go first. I don’t think that it’s a waste of effort at all.
So, yes, strategy is important. But personal efforts count too. Among other things, I am challenging the widely held apathy (and empathy deficit) held by tech enthusiasts that such a move is pointless or too difficult. And along the way I am finding likeminded people I didn’t know were out there.
- Comment on Leaving GitHub. Music server alternatives? 2 days ago:
Ah, thank you for this! I see in their latest issues that they might even create a demo server. I appreciate you !
- Comment on YSK that despite being outside of US jurisdiction, Lego has dropped diversity and inclusion terminology from its annual report 2 days ago:
You’re right. I actually thought my title implied that connection, but I can see how it works the opposite way too. I’m not sure how to phrase it without editorialising too much / posting opinion as fact. I’m open to suggestions.
- Comment on Leaving GitHub. Music server alternatives? 2 days ago:
Oh, that’s great! Thank you. I also discovered Tildes.net which is hosted on GitHub for now, and I see Codeberg being discussed in a thread there.
- Comment on YSK that despite being outside of US jurisdiction, Lego has dropped diversity and inclusion terminology from its annual report 2 days ago:
Thanks for the correction. That’s significant.
- Comment on YSK that despite being outside of US jurisdiction, Lego has dropped diversity and inclusion terminology from its annual report 2 days ago:
😂
- Comment on YSK that despite being outside of US jurisdiction, Lego has dropped diversity and inclusion terminology from its annual report 2 days ago:
I’m actually pretty clueless about them, which is why this article surprised me so much. It sounds like they at least say the right things about diversity and fairness, but I have no idea what to think omnitalk.blog/…/lego-quietly-scales-back-dei-lang…
I do want to learn though. Being an ethical consumer is one of the few things we can really do to contribute to society.
- Comment on YSK that despite being outside of US jurisdiction, Lego has dropped diversity and inclusion terminology from its annual report 2 days ago:
It’s a 180° u-turn on their statements just a year ago. The timing is interesting from that point of view. USA is also their largest market. And while LEGO is a privately held company, they likely have US investors too. In other words, I don’t see any other motivation for the shift than the political climate in the U.S.
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- Comment on Leaving GitHub. Music server alternatives? 6 days ago:
I’ll be looking into Lemmy alternatives too.
- Comment on Leaving GitHub. Music server alternatives? 6 days ago:
h, I see what you mean now. The thing is, the massive numbers of users we collectively provide to Microsoft (even non-paying) is a huge benefit to them. They wouldn’t offer free stuff otherwise. It gives them all kinds of leverage in negotiations. I’ve elaborated a bit more on it in another reply in case you’re interested.
- Comment on Leaving GitHub. Music server alternatives? 6 days ago:
GitLab mirrored on GitHub is totally fine with me, thanks so much for the thoughtful comment! I’ll add Icecast to the list of things to look into. I’ve encountered it with internet radio.
- Comment on Leaving GitHub. Music server alternatives? 6 days ago:
And I appreciate the respectful response. “Support” means “contributes to” when I use it. My car does contribute to climate change. The thing is, GitHub is a choice. For some people, driving isn’t a choice due to lack of public transport and distance to work. However if I use my car when there is plentiful public services (but I just like to hear my music at full volume in my car), then that is a choice.
So if I’m driving when I have better options, then my actions do support climate change, and I do so knowingly.
- Comment on Leaving GitHub. Music server alternatives? 6 days ago:
It’s called “social proof”. The way bullies get their way is because they can gesture broadly at their following and say, “see? We’re popular. Better that you conform than try to resist us”. That gives them lock-in and ecosystem growth. It also makes it harder for competitors when they abuse their position to offer free services that an ethical but smaller provider can’t. It’s also a gateway to Azure, another of their products (which make the Israeli killing fields in Palestine even more efficient). It allows them to shift a percentage of free users to paid plans.
So it’s lots really. And supporting Microsoft today is very similar to supporting Volkswagen during Nazi Germany’s rule.
- Comment on Leaving GitHub. Music server alternatives? 6 days ago:
I don’t want to repeat this comment too much, but perfect is the enemy of the good. I’ll do what I reasonably can.
- Comment on Leaving GitHub. Music server alternatives? 6 days ago:
Thanks for the response. I also feel that open source projects contribute to a better world, but I think we sometimes have a puritanical view of ourselves. We do not make a better world by supporting Microsoft while they enable a genocide. We do the opposite. Using even their free stuff is support. If genocide isn’t a red line for them, then they have no red lines, and I become very uninterested in their games
I also agree that it’s important to be effective. Richard Stallman et al can do what they do, but I’m not one of those people. Just a consumer. It’s important that we exercise the few rights we have (while we still have them).
I’ve been an open source advocate for years. Helped many people migrate to Linux in my free time, submitted as many well formed bug reports as I could and remained available for follow up requests and further debugging.
The thing is: none of this matters if we’re willing to sit on our hands while people die. Our repositories are not so precious. We shouldn’t let our love of software replace our love of humanity.
- Comment on Leaving GitHub. Music server alternatives? 6 days ago:
Isn’t that GitHub too?
To answer your question: even using their free stuff supports Microsoft. As long as they facilitate militarised genocide, I’m out.
“Be the change you want to see in the word”.