Hi, I am not exactly sure how best to frame this, but recent events have got me wondering where exactly Framework, as a company, stands with regards to human rights and equality. If I understand correctly (and please do correct me if I am wrong), it seems like Framework has started sponsoring Hyprland: So I presume this is fact: Framework, as a company, has decided to sponsor a Wayland compositor who is well known to be led as a rather “toxic and hateful community”. Separately, but on the ...

Title of the (concerning) thread on their community forum, not voluntary clickbait. Came across the thread thanks to a toot by @Khrys@mamot.fr (French speaking)

The gist of the issue raised by OP is that framework sponsors and promotes projects lead by known toxic and racists people (DHH among them).

I agree with the point made by the OP :

The “big tent” argument works fine if everyone plays by some basic civil rules of understanding. Stuff like code of conducts, moderation, anti-racism, surely those things we agree on? A big tent won’t work if you let in people that want to exterminate the others.

I’m disappointed in framework’s answer so far

  • balance8873@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Ah, yes, there are also the terminally dumb and uneducated. But those people are just weaponized votes. They don’t appear to have their own thoughts or agency, just mindless drones following whatever their one podcast or one cable network or their one YouTube guy tells them to do.

    But no, there’s also plenty of videos of random magas in various formats, and a driving factor for those people appears to be hate (with a healthy mix of not understanding the concept of cause and effect)

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      11·
      3 days ago

      The messaging was:

      • Harris - I agree with everything Biden’s did and wouldn’t change a thing
      • Trump - Biden’s economy was a mess and I’m going to fix it

      What do you expect the average person to take away from that?

      Harris ran an awful campaign IMO, so it’s not surprising that people opted for the alternative.

        • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          3 days ago

          To the average voter who doesn’t follow things very closely, the options were basically:

          • bad, but the same as the previous admin, which did stuff that negatively impacted me
          • bad, but different; the last time they were in office, they didn’t do things that impacted me too much

          Unfortunately, far too many people blame the economy on the sitting President, when they often have little influence on it. Trump was president during an economic boom, and got out just as COVID was going. Biden was president through COVID, and by all accounts was incapable of the job during at least part of his term. What do you expect the average person to do who doesn’t follow politics closely but catches bits and pieces closer to the election? Of course they’ll go with the person promising change over the person promising the status quo…