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Screenshot of a Mastodon toot by @ebassi@mastodon.social:

The whole open source community loves Milkshake Laptops, a lovely laptop company that has ethical values! 5 seconds later We regret to inform you the laptop company stans fascists

  • rumschlumpel@feddit.orgEnglish
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    2 days ago

    people who internalized “Proton evil” way too quickly, for example.

    Is there a reason not to take it seriously that their CEO praised Trump?

    • poke@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Take it seriously, but with the right amount. Yes, the statement was concerning, no it was not a statement (in my opinion, because yes this is subjective) strong enough to warrant cancelling the whole company when it was a single board member being dumb, while the rest of the company continues to act in good faith. Words can be loud, but actions are louder, and I truly believe the response has been blown out of proportion.