<div dir="ltr">When someone seriously uses the phrase "social justice warriors" it is completely fine to tune them out.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 9:08 AM, openfly <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:openfly@xn--kgbed8a0h.xn--ngbc5azd" target="_blank">openfly@xn--kgbed8a0h.xn--ngbc5azd</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I was re-reading the great failure of the hacker halfway house<br>
slides from Notacon 2006 the other day. �Enjoying a stroll down<br>
memory lane. �The thing of it is, when noisebridge started up<br>
everyone, and I do mean everyone who had been a part of, or to<br>
HHH saw that Noisebridge would likely fail.<br>
<br>
Today, after noisebridge ignored most of the the design patterns<br>
and chose to let a bunch of social justice warriors slowly<br>
destroy any basic semblence to a hackerspace you guys are<br>
finally on the road to utter destruction.<br>
<br>
And it was ENTIRELY predictable. �Hell 3.x years ago when I<br>
moved to the bay area every hacker I knew, east and west told<br>
me Noisebridge was doomed. �I didn't believe them because, I<br>
was just coming from a highly successful hackerspace. �And<br>
noisebridge was still famous for being a successful american<br>
space. �But after only a few visits, I can tell you I not<br>
only understood what they meant, I discovered a few more<br>
layers to the cess pool that was Noisebridge.<br>
<br>
I made several attempts to get you guys to target and<br>
eliminate your toxic membership. �For my troubles I had 2<br>
members make up stories about me and spread them behind<br>
my back. �I only found out about those from a friend who<br>
the unkowningly spread those stories to as well.<br>
<br>
At that point I said fuck it. �And even when living in SF<br>
I hacked at home rather than step foot in noisebridge.<br>
<br>
Frankly, I've been having a barrel of laughs watching you<br>
guys continue unabaited down the path to destruction ever<br>
since.<br>
<br>
And while I am a little sad to see you go, I know that the<br>
community of hackers in SF is strong, and several more<br>
spaces could easily spin up and succeed where you have<br>
failed so impressively.<br>
<br>
I'd cut it there, and never even send this email, but for<br>
the fact that several good friends apparently did still<br>
give a shit about saving your dumbasses. �And they gave<br>
a real effort ( and some continue to ) to do so.<br>
<br>
And for their troubles they got to watch you assholes<br>
tear apart any attempt at reform once again under the<br>
false disguise of 'we'll discuss it further'. �You<br>
people would discuss a raging inferno in the woodshop<br>
further until you all asphixiated and died. �And the<br>
few people who survived would declare it a victory for<br>
18 different movements that had nothing to do with<br>
anything.<br>
<br>
The 'spirit' of noisebridge today is vitriol, lies, and<br>
above all else failure. �So if you are clinging to some<br>
notion of noisebridge being a noble pursuit of some sort<br>
of social victory, you are delusional. �And frankly you<br>
are a huge part of the problem.<br>
<br>
I read your last meeting notes.<br>
<br>
You banned a guy for yelling at an unattended kid. �Said<br>
nothing of the wonder parent who A. �brought their kid to<br>
noisebridge and effective meth/heroin den. �B. �left that<br>
same crotch fruit to run about unattended maybe hoping<br>
they would accidentally kill themselves in the several<br>
dozen ways I could think of in 5 seconds of thought. And<br>
I am sure some folks think they've protected the realm.<br>
<br>
When in fact team social justice warriors basically just<br>
poured gasoline all over the liability of noisebridge and<br>
said to the membership. �Hey you want to be a terrible<br>
parent in noisebridge... COME RIGHT ON OVER. �Here give<br>
the little one these rusty razor blades to chew on.<br>
Hooray equality for age challenged people.<br>
<br>
In short, you are all fucking idiots for that one.<br>
<br>
Second... the board. �Wow. �Just... wow.<br>
<br>
That you need a board to try and steer you to reform is<br>
already the literal last straw for your continued existence<br>
that YET AGAIN several of your board members have thrown<br>
up their hands in disgust and walked...<br>
<br>
Well.. congrats social justice warriors you have damned<br>
the man again. �Your dream of a hacker backed social utopia<br>
will finally begin to manifest themselves this time. �So<br>
long as you keep fighting for the same shit over and over<br>
destroying community after community. �Eventually your<br>
commitement to your own closed minded infantile ideas<br>
will certainly pay off. �Keep the faith crazies. �That<br>
inferno licking at your feet will never consume your<br>
Dreams. �Hey look I can see the homeless guy in the dj<br>
booth magically giving up heroin, learning to code, and<br>
accepting homeopathy and healing crystals as true science.<br>
<br>
You've saved noisebridge from salvation once again.<br>
<br>
And if the community built by others is destroyed in pursuit<br>
of your dream. �So be it. �We can liter the road with a<br>
thousand corpses until your dream of a utopia is forced<br>
down the throat of everyone. �I mean they must all<br>
eventually accept you are right. �I mean you are granted<br>
divine outlook on life by that one time at burning man<br>
you <insert something retarded here> while high on<br>
<insert some drug here>.<br>
<br>
In short, fucking hell people. �You need to change. �Your<br>
community is fucking flat lining. �And the knife you are<br>
holding in your hand, well maybe you should stop stabbing<br>
everyone who tries to save it in the back.<br>
<br>
This is like bike shedding with a group of sociopaths who<br>
will kill to ensure the bike shed is a 'safe space' for<br>
<insert insane social belief stupidity here> while another<br>
person is willing to kill to ensure they can paint on<br>
the walls. �And two other people are just stabbing anyone<br>
who goes near the build site because they are squatting<br>
there and don't want to see a bike shed built that would<br>
force them to move on.<br>
<br>
Hell maybe that was too literal. �Maybe I am being harsh in<br>
my judgement.<br>
<br>
Then again, maybe you assholes don't deserve kind words.<br>
<br>
Maybe you don't deserve having my friends who are good<br>
people helping you, while you do your level best to hurt<br>
them.<br>
<br>
Maybe... deep down inside... you are all everything you<br>
despise in others.<br>
<br>
You toxic, broken, assholes.<br>
<br>
Feel free to prove me wrong. �But I'll be toasting<br>
marshmallows from the outside while you all burn together<br>
preventing anyone from saving you.<br>
<br>
-openfly<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On Wed, Apr 09, 2014 at 08:36:01PM -0700, daravinne wrote:<br>
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