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@nicobao @liaizon

We don't _all_ have the same opinion about everything. We do disagree.

I think it's surprising that you're surprised there's a group of people who disagree with you and say so and you _seem_ take issue with it.

... Are you saying the reason you get on the internet is to disagree with people? Or to challenge your own assumptions?

Because so far... You don't appear to be receptive to any disagreement with your perspective.

@nicobao @liaizon

We're simply going to disagree on this. I'm not bothered by any dissonance you find in my perspective.

If the only thing free in your project is the client and not the tools to _build_ a network you're not building free software.

I'm trying to tell you every way possible that I'm 98% confident your fixation on monetization is what's creating the conflict.

You can tell me I'm _wrong_ all you like. It doesn't eliminate that position as a source of conflict.

@nicobao @liaizon

We generally consider this a feature not a bug.

I'd say we're on different pages but I honestly believe we're not even reading from the same book.

@nicobao @liaizon

You may find folks who are interested purely in the technical aspects of your project but you are _certainly_ going to find folks who take a dislike to the monetization mindset.

I, for one, have no interest in participating in a project that _demands_ a financial commitment. I strongly suspect this is the crux of the resistance you're encountering.

I donate to my instance because I _respect_ the effort that goes into maintaining and running an instance.

@nicobao @liaizon

... I don't know how to respond to this. I'm genuinely agog.

You're literally posting from a FOSS-todon.org account and you're talking about monetization.

I think part of the reason you may be catching so much flak right now is that it _seems_ like you're expecting an audience for a technical discussion and what you've found is a social discussion.

These things _are not_ equal.

@nicobao @liaizon

You didn't express differing opinions about social protocols. You expressed a strong dislike for extreme political ideology.

...

What're we arguing about here?

@nicobao @liaizon

Nicolas,

I'm looking and _maybe_ I've missed it. If so, I genuinely apologize, but it _appears_ that you take issue with the use of the words 'anarchist' and 'anti-capitalist'.

I'm just _strongly_ suggesting that you may have misunderstood the original toot that you responded to.

I'm 98% confident the original poster wasn't making a political statement but more a reference to the organic nature of federated networks.

If your issue was with something else... It's unclear.

@nicobao @liaizon

A mob. We're acting like _a_ mob.

Anyway, you took the original words out of context. No one said ANARCHISTS rule.

They said they preferred the anarchist anti-capitalist _nature_ of federated networks.

If you think those are the same, you might've earned some of the traffic you're getting.

@liaizon

... What uh... What exactly constitutes extreme ideology in the quoted text?

Acknowledging the existence of Palestinians? Is that all it takes now?

"Anarchist anti-capitalist free culture side of networks" isn't a political ideology... It's protocls like IRC. Usenet.

So... I can only assume we have a problem with other human beings _existing_.

Is... Is my response the type of extreme political ideology you'd like to avoid on the fediverse? 🤨

@nicobao