In case we die, architecture in Helsinki

Reasonable. I do disagree with the ACF redirect, but not cloning it. That was a dumb move. Also, could have been an open letter to the community or something, not the quick (seemingly) retaliatory moves

It’s like Nestle taking water and selling it for profit. Except, this watering hole was built and maintained by everyone. Now, we all have to do more work to build and maintain, so Nestle can take more water. Matt, the guy who kinda invited everyone to the watering hole, is like “they gotta help maintain this watering hole, obviously!”

That’s how I see it exactly. Matt, as one of few people in the world with the voice and reach to do so, is trying to protect and help support the WordPress ecosystem.

Let’s not forget to follow the money, obviously WPE and Silver lake are going to do everything in their power to make him, and by association, anything he’s a part of, look like the bad guy.

Bunch of great points, thanks. Funny you mention Linus, I’m pretty sure he’s done that a bunch. First thing that comes to mind is the “f*** you Nvidia” on stage 😂 in the grand scheme of things I just hope this blows over quickly, takes power away from all the ceos and companies involved. I don’t see anyone benefitting from this in the short or long term, especially the users.

I really don’t want WordPress to suffer, I feel like it’s one of the last pillars standing against a bland sea of identical social media profiles. Given enough time, completely unchecked, I see WP Engine moving heavily towards enshitification like that, and I think Matt wants to avoid that too? 🙏

I completely agree that individuals have no responsibility to contribute, and thank you for your own contributions. But I completely disagree that a company like WP Engine should get a free pass. I see this as a paradox of tolerance and someone is willing to lose face and money over it. He didn’t get to $400m by hording, he got there by creating and sharing WordPress and promoting a community that is supposed to lift us all up

We know the author, can’t be too hard to figure out :)

Feels like they want it to fail sometimes

My cat didn’t start walking around for months, it’s a lot to take in at first, they’ll take it slow

The ritual of chud

Oh interesting! I’ll have to check it out, thanks 🧔‍♀️ some women’s razors I’ve used in the past had a rather unpleasant glide strip that feels really slimy to me, but that may be a technological advantage haha

Good point, razor blades for thicker hair makes a discernable difference. Luckily, double edged safety razor and a steel handle make this category practically free now

Firefox personally, Arc for work

The Howard Stern movie. Pretended to be asleep and watched through holes in blanked

That’s amazing, against the odds you’re rocking it :) I’m rooting for you!

I totally agree here, on both points

I feel you, I dropped out of community college twice before I learned enough about how my brain works to finally find a program I could complete. First quarter: 4.0, second quarter: 0.0. Both times :(

Wester Governors University, an online program, was perfect for me and my ADHD. I didn’t finish quickly, or as cheaply as I had hoped, but I was able to finish.

Nice to have though, would likely skip or half-ass a lot of stuff if I didn’t have a tool like AI to do the boring parts. When I can get started on a task really quickly, I don’t care what the quality is, I’ll iterate until it meets my standards.

I quit a toxic job a few months ago. Scariest thing I’ve ever done. Best decision I ever made :)

Ha! Thanks for the link, by this definition I am certainly a choob :p