A user by the name of 'dmc' is where the majority of the vitriol came from.
"No. We’re not doing this. Any of it. Whether you’re left or right - fuck off with your culture wars. I’m going to deconstruct this nonsense here one time and then we can focus on building good stuff for the peers"
"Free speech as used by the far right is the same as any given subject used by any political entity that seeks to attract the disenfranchised" [continues with a lengthy diatribe on #FreeSpeech maximalism that was probably generated by AI]
A quick reverse image search on the avatar of 'dmc' reveals him to be https://github.com/davidmarkclements - an official Holepunch team member. So the core @holepunch_to team includes abusive people who bully away anybody who raises cultural issues. Cool.
As problematic as the #RespectabilityPolitics are, the only relevant official guidelines for the chat are "Speak freely, but always with respect. Insults or toxic language won't fly here." No admins or mods intervened or responded to David's contributions, so I can only assume that "fuck off with your culture wars" constitutes acceptable official conduct.
