Post by @leah@chaos.social

I think there are two interesting things to consider if another tech/open source project/maintainer falls for AI. First, I think it shows how we failed to create real community, structures, and especially good and healthy support systems for this work.

Second, also considering not all falling for it, is the widespread belief in tech, that sometimes feels religious, that tech that is wielded with good intentions is inherently good. You only have to do it right and then there is no problem.

Leah

@leah@chaos.social · 2 weeks ago

Sorry to shatter your beliefs, but you don't live in a world that works like this. This is just naive. There are other actors with other beliefs and they are just as happy to use the tools in other ways if they exist.

So the big question is: Is it still worth it if capitalism or people with bad intentions could use or own it as well with their intentions.

Federation Bot

@Federation_Bot · 2 weeks ago

So the big question is: Is it still worth it if capitalism or people with bad intentions could use or own it as well with their intentions.

Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:

@onepict@chaos.social · 2 weeks ago

@leah For at least a year now I've not felt that Free Software or Open Source is a home for me.

I still work in it, I know that some folks in #FOSS feel like I do.

As I wrote in Mirror, Mirror:

"In FOSS we tell ourselves the comforting lie that what we do is ethical. Merely by writing code and releasing it under an Open Source Licence."

https://www.onepict.com/20250119-cobbles.html

I think a lot of us carefully chose to ignore the incompatibility of our politics.

The Cobbles:Mirror Mirror

Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:

@onepict@chaos.social · 2 weeks ago

@leah I think the AI choice is the final clear sign about the rot in our communities.

it's always been there and our inaction and silence allowed it to grow. But the clues in certain communities were always there.

We weren't prepared to walk away, which is why a lot of folks feel trapped and judged at the same time. It's not a comfortable feeling, so I think it causes a lot of backlash. But uncomfortable feelings of guilt does not excuse the harms done when it's pointed out.