As the media focuses on fedi and #Mastodon, I would like to point #journalists covering it to an important piece — not on fedi nor social media, but on communities and how harmful rock-star culture is:
https://hypatia.ca/2016/06/21/no-more-rock-stars/
I think Eugen deserves a lot of credit for helping create this space. And I honestly think he's a great guy, and doing his best.
But it would be way healthier to focus on the community, instead of on a specific person.
Let's leave the cult of personality on
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https://hypatia.ca/2016/06/21/no-more-rock-stars/
I think Eugen deserves a lot of credit for helping create this space. And I honestly think he's a great guy, and doing his best.
But it would be way healthier to focus on the community, instead of on a specific person.
Let's leave the cult of personality on
.No more rock stars: how to stop abuse in tech communities
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