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Re:Mozilla lays off 250 employees while it refocuses on comm... by s0l1dsnak3123 on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @07:52AM (#24131070)
Exactly. Everything in the world is political: Firefox was a political statement from its outset, Mozilla is a political entity, and also - and I've yet to see an argument from anyone against this notion - Mozilla is overwhelmingly a force for good in the world. Lots of people on HN really struggle to accept this, because it goes against their own (libertarian right or anarcho-capitalist) political perspective.
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Re:Mozilla lays off 250 employees while it refocuses on comm... by finnthehuman on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @08:34AM (#24131383)
People complaining about "politics" are often complaining about political scope creep.

If I keep that in mind while listening/reading people complaining about "politics" it is often the smallest change to their stated message that would make it clear and internally consistent. So I ask clarifying questions to see if their complaint is poorly articulated rather than picking at their words to defend the thing they're criticizing.

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