...what in the fuck? What kind of narcissistic outlook is that for what's supposed to be a level-headed humanistic manifesto?
If you: <...> Contribute to open source projects <...> ...we respect you for it. There's probably some pity in there too, but honestly, it's mostly respect.
We recognize that your willingness to allow your employment to penetrate deeply into your personal life means that you will inevitably become our supervisor. We're cool with this.
...what in the fuck? What kind of narcissistic outlook is that for what's supposed to be a level-headed humanistic manifesto?
None of this excuses the language and the foul appeal. "There's some pity in there, too" suggests that it's okay to feel condescending towards their imaginary opponents. Fuck, one of their actual...
None of this excuses the language and the foul appeal. "There's some pity in there, too" suggests that it's okay to feel condescending towards their imaginary opponents.
Fuck, one of their actual points is about not being a dick – and then they're being a dick two paragraphs down.
...right, okay. Lemme make one thing clear: I don't care about the message. I'm not putting myself in a position to judge it. What I do care about is a poorly-written manifesto. Pity is...
...right, okay. Lemme make one thing clear:
I don't care about the message. I'm not putting myself in a position to judge it.
What I do care about is a poorly-written manifesto.
Pity is condescending. Even when it's not made that way – when, for example, you can trust and see the loyalty of the person taking pity on you – adding the "to be honest" clause makes it so.
But it's not about one particular sentence. The whole manifesto is poorly-constructed in a way that reflects a level of immaturity that must not be put anywhere near big, meaningful words such as "manifesto".
I see what GP means. I think "pity" is actually the wrong word but I imagine it's not exactly what they mean. I think the most charitable interpretation is: if I'm 501; then if I were in your...
I see what GP means.
I think "pity" is actually the wrong word but I imagine it's not exactly what they mean.
I think the most charitable interpretation is: if I'm 501; then if I were in your situation, being "overproductive" in this context; then something regrettable must have happened to me in this hypothetical. Maybe I have even been in your situation before, briefly. So if I cast myself back to you, I pity your position.
But also the relevant parts are "mostly respect" and "we're cool with this" and I read those without any hint of judgement.
Ultimately the point of sharing this is to let people into each others' heads. So by reading this, you're invited into the author's head to share their concerns and values without judging those values per se; and by analogy you're expected to assume that they are in turn appreciating each contrary value without judging them.
...what in the fuck? What kind of narcissistic outlook is that for what's supposed to be a level-headed humanistic manifesto?
None of this excuses the language and the foul appeal. "There's some pity in there, too" suggests that it's okay to feel condescending towards their imaginary opponents.
Fuck, one of their actual points is about not being a dick – and then they're being a dick two paragraphs down.
...right, okay. Lemme make one thing clear:
I don't care about the message. I'm not putting myself in a position to judge it.
What I do care about is a poorly-written manifesto.
Pity is condescending. Even when it's not made that way – when, for example, you can trust and see the loyalty of the person taking pity on you – adding the "to be honest" clause makes it so.
But it's not about one particular sentence. The whole manifesto is poorly-constructed in a way that reflects a level of immaturity that must not be put anywhere near big, meaningful words such as "manifesto".
I see what GP means.
I think "pity" is actually the wrong word but I imagine it's not exactly what they mean.
I think the most charitable interpretation is: if I'm 501; then if I were in your situation, being "overproductive" in this context; then something regrettable must have happened to me in this hypothetical. Maybe I have even been in your situation before, briefly. So if I cast myself back to you, I pity your position.
But also the relevant parts are "mostly respect" and "we're cool with this" and I read those without any hint of judgement.
Ultimately the point of sharing this is to let people into each others' heads. So by reading this, you're invited into the author's head to share their concerns and values without judging those values per se; and by analogy you're expected to assume that they are in turn appreciating each contrary value without judging them.