While it is true that a major stake in discord is owned by Chinese tech and the company has a long track record of spying on users, and discords hegemony over community stimies the growth of other communities, telling people to switch without being willing to explain why doesn’t make you the hero. It makes you a jerk
I believe that many people don’t even know that using Discord is problematic. So just saying that it shouldn’t be used can be enough to – in combination of other messages they may get – make a difference. Being a jerk is not the goal, obviously, but nor is me being seen as a jerk important at all.
You might say that my jerkness prevents people from believing me. But it seems to me from looking at the behavior of activists and their tactics that nobody cares about that.
Not explaining yourself just makes you look like an idiot. If you explain yourself some people may look into what you’re saying or they may think you’re a jerk. When you don’t all you’re doing is being a petulant nuisance who presumably can’t even explain what they’re advocating for.
You seriously think saying “this thing bad” and refusing to elaborate is an effective form of advocacy in any sense of the word?
Why?
Reasons.
While it is true that a major stake in discord is owned by Chinese tech and the company has a long track record of spying on users, and discords hegemony over community stimies the growth of other communities, telling people to switch without being willing to explain why doesn’t make you the hero. It makes you a jerk
I can assure you that I would be the jerk if I explained my reasons as well.
What’s your goal then? Do you want people to make better choices for the web, or do you just want a license to be a jerk?
I believe that many people don’t even know that using Discord is problematic. So just saying that it shouldn’t be used can be enough to – in combination of other messages they may get – make a difference. Being a jerk is not the goal, obviously, but nor is me being seen as a jerk important at all.
You might say that my jerkness prevents people from believing me. But it seems to me from looking at the behavior of activists and their tactics that nobody cares about that.
Not explaining yourself just makes you look like an idiot. If you explain yourself some people may look into what you’re saying or they may think you’re a jerk. When you don’t all you’re doing is being a petulant nuisance who presumably can’t even explain what they’re advocating for.
You seriously think saying “this thing bad” and refusing to elaborate is an effective form of advocacy in any sense of the word?
What reasons?
Excellent reasons.