The Argument for Apolitical Technical Spaces in an Increasingly Partisan Environment
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Summary
The article argues that technical spaces have become overly politicized, reducing their utility for all participants. It traces this politicization through historical examples including COVID-19 discussions, the summer of 2020 Floyd protests, Gamergate in the early 2010s, the open-source schism, and the Sokal Affair. The author advocates for creating and maintaining apolitical technical spaces where discussions can focus on technical merits rather than political alignment, suggesting this politicization is undesirable regardless of which side's politics are involved.
Key quotes
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We need not look at the particulars or righteousness of any involved side to recognize that this politicization is an undesirable thing.
Don't say that he's 'hypocritical', say rather that he's...'apolitical'.
This is not a new phenomenon–in recent times you can look back at COVID and the summer of Floyd, Gamergate in the early 10’s, and even back into the 90s for things like the open-source schism and the Sokal Affair’s discussion.
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