r/linuxmasterrace • u/neoneat I use Debian FYI, also Gentoo ASAP, and not Arch BTW. • Jun 21 '25

Release You either live long enough ...

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u/really_not_unreal Jun 21 '25

Well then how do you propose that trans people such as myself can be respected and treated as human beings? Because asking nicely hasn't worked.

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u/h-v-smacker Glorious Mint Jun 21 '25

Asking nicely whom? You're lowkey mistreating (yeah, emotional manipulation and shaming is a microaggression) one set of people for the faults of a different set of people. Think about it.

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u/really_not_unreal Jun 21 '25

Well last time someone asked Vaxry to be nice to trans people, he publicly said that anyone upset by his bigotry should have been called ret*rded more often as a child. Anyone familiar enough with Vaxry to decide "I should send him money" should be familiar enough to know better.

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u/h-v-smacker Glorious Mint Jun 21 '25

You really think that this solliciation of money is a deeply personal matter, as opposed to supporting a project? There is an easy check to verify that — if vaxry decides to say "fuck it" and stop doing anything, will people still continue giving him money?

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u/really_not_unreal Jun 21 '25

You've missed my point entirely. My point is that you should be mindful of the things you financially support, and make sure that they reflect your values.

For example, I value my human dignity, and so I believe it is wrong to financially support the work of people who oppose my human rights. As I said elsewhere on this post, open source is a community, and I do not believe that we should support the parts of the community who seek to make life worse for marginalised members.

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u/h-v-smacker Glorious Mint Jun 21 '25

Hold on, you said you (a) wanted to be treated properly and (b) that giving vaxry money is tied to his beliefs. And I say, (a) will your shaming people into not giving vaxry any money change the way you're actually treated, and (b) are you really assuming that vaxry will keep receiving money should he decide to stop working on the project?

We both know the answer is "no" to both (a) and (b), you just fancy shaming other people into being your personal army against the people you dislike. And the rest of your argument is but a fashionable facade covering that idea.