Notices by Bobby Moss (trechnex@bobadon.co.uk)

This is a friendly reminder that when two people on the fediverse have a disagreement, you don't *have* to express your opinion about it in their mentions, use the opportunity to make a loosely-related political point, or join a spiralling public drama about it.

It can be hard to break the habits we formed on platforms where techbros have monetised our negative emotions, divisions, and innate desire to belong. But your activist energy can be better directed, and your mental health will benefit.

In other news, Google contractors working at HCL just voted to unionize. ✊

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8xwmnv/google-contractors-officially-vote-to-unionize

The FSF has 34 years of legacy & a community that's highly resistant to meaningful change, so I think their leadership having the courage to make strong decisions others will disagree with will be a real challenge for them.

But the task of changing for the better is not an impossible one imho. Any organization can foster an inclusive and diverse environment if they exercise the right amount of patience, persistence and willigness to learn from past mistakes.

Remember that time when Star Trek and Free Willy did a crossover movie?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_IV:_The_Voyage_Home