I Met Paul Graham Once

Re:I Met Paul Graham Once by davidw on Monday January 20, 2025 @06:28PM (#42774411)

There are a lot of ways of being supportive without being like a full blown activist.

I get that there are some 'purity test' type people out there, and they're annoying, but they're a small minority in most things.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:I Met Paul Graham Once by nradov on Monday January 20, 2025 @07:13PM (#42774750)

The real trouble starts when regular people allow the "purity test" type people to have any sort of power or influence instead of laughing and ignoring them like we should. This can result in a destructive purity spiral, even over seemingly trivial issues.

https://unherd.com/2020/01/cast-out-how-knitting-fell-into-a...

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:I Met Paul Graham Once by davidw on Monday January 20, 2025 @07:32PM (#42774877)

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the US government coming after people because of who they are is a lot more worrying than some knitters in terms of "people getting access to power".

[ Parent | on HN ]