Wow just two days ago I see a post about how Lemmy is dominated by men and how that could become a problem, and today I see a comment section where all the incels come out of the woodwork.
“waaa somebody wants to solve a problem that has never affected me I’m the victim”
“omg what if people talk behind my back they might find out I’m an asshole? literally 1984”
“wadabout if this app was racist?!? checkmate”
I’m not saying this app is good or bad (I can definitely see the problems) but if an article about cybersecurity gets posted and this is our first reaction, makes me lose hope in Lemmy.
Edit: Responses have made very good points and I think I was off, thanks guys. I still think some of the early comments I encountered were rather reactionary
You make a valid point, this platform absolutely shits on anyone without technical knowledge, just look at the hundred or so smug replies telling you what flavor of Linux they run if you mention a problem with Windows. So, no surprise everyone is focusing on that, and not the human aspect here.
Having said that, there is a power imbalance to this that I really don’t like, the accuser gets to hide behind a veil of anonymity, and the accused has their name published, and is forced to defend themselves.
Wow just two days ago I see a post about how Lemmy is dominated by men and how that could become a problem, and today I see a comment section where all the incels come out of the woodwork.
“waaa somebody wants to solve a problem that has never affected me I’m the victim”
“omg what if people talk behind my back they might find out I’m an asshole? literally 1984”
“wadabout if this app was racist?!? checkmate”
I’m not saying this app is good or bad (I can definitely see the problems) but if an article about cybersecurity gets posted and this is our first reaction, makes me lose hope in Lemmy.
Edit: Responses have made very good points and I think I was off, thanks guys. I still think some of the early comments I encountered were rather reactionary
You make a valid point, this platform absolutely shits on anyone without technical knowledge, just look at the hundred or so smug replies telling you what flavor of Linux they run if you mention a problem with Windows. So, no surprise everyone is focusing on that, and not the human aspect here.
Having said that, there is a power imbalance to this that I really don’t like, the accuser gets to hide behind a veil of anonymity, and the accused has their name published, and is forced to defend themselves.
This is a technology community and the article is specifically about a security breach that exposed massive amounts of sensitive user data.
Everyone has the problem that they’d want to discuss others behind their back. It’s not accepted because it doesn’t work to any good end.
You won’t find out anything from this. People sometimes lie, especially in such situations.
Human adequacy is a big part of cybersecurity.
Yeah, this app sucks for a variety of reasons, but holy shit the misogyny in this thread.