Reply 100 of 115, by VileR
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wrote:So, an eye towards social justice automatically makes you a bad programmer?
$0.02: the problem here is not with the concept itself, or with how it relates to a person's supposed skillz. The problem is that "social justice" (which properly belongs in scare quotes, since its typical proponents don't approach it from any sense of 'justice' as adults would define it) is today's Last Refuge of the Scoundrel. Just like "religion" was in olden times, and "patriotism" after that: the popular, correct viewpoint to have, guaranteed to push the emotional buttons of the broadest cross-section of your peers and put them on "your side".
The mentioned scoundrel uses this to gain personal power over others, to elevate adherence to The Agenda above any relevant skill or merit, to demonize those who disagree as "terrible human beings", and thereby to shut them down and force them out. This has the same effect on software development teams as it does on any other type of human interaction. Epic fails ensue.
Or being a terrible human being automatically makes you a good programmer?
...Yup, like that. 🤣