Reposts from 2 June 2024

You don't owe anyone a follow (this includes me). Not even people you've been mutuals for a while. Not even people you know on real life. Not even people whose profile you check often. Sometimes they just post too much. Or post stuff you don't want pop up on your list (but want to check on your terms). Or they start (re-)posting hate (you don't owe them a call out; especially not if you don't think it will go well). Sometimes they are lovely folks but just bore you with their favorite sports.

I hope this email finds you unprepared for the work of the day.

Attached: 1 image It's June 1st, stay strapped y'all. #pridemonth #pride #lgbtqia #safety #security

Y'know how there's a pattern of behavior where someone says something is bad about the tech industry or community or OSS software or something, and then every single nerd within a 50 square mile radius says *WELL ACKTUALLY*?? I just realized that if, like, even 10% of them just... Sat down and spent some energy fixing the problem instead of insulting someone for experiencing it, we would've solved all those issues by now

If you’re ever thinking about posting “any updates on this?” in a GitHub issue that hasn’t seen any activity in years: there aren’t any updates on this.