Re:On the Weaponisation of Open Source
by a-dub on Friday March 18, 2022 @06:54PM
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it's pretty gross if you ask me. i don't think that throwing stones at the people in a nation where the government is misbehaving helps much anything at all. on the contrary, all it can do, is harm.
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I think it's just generally a bad idea to make victims out of those whose minds you most need on your side.
I think it’s a bit counterproductive when you can probably safely assume that most of the people affected by this were probably already on your side.
But putting pressure on people to make them do what you want is a fairly accepted strategy. Hell, Russia is following the same strategy, except they’re dropping bombs and missiles on cities, which also (even mostly) impacts civilians that have nothing to do with the war.
As much as it sucks, it’s the only way to retaliate.