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Would you trust an open source software maintained by a developer who you disagree with politically (or otherwise don't like the developer)? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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"Trust" as in: trust it enough to run it on your machine.

(And assuming that you can't understand code yourself)

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I used to feel this way but I need more nuance now.

If I had a global (or national, or statewide, or even citywide) platform of any kind, and there were momentous things happening in the world that I felt were wrong, and that I felt needed more awareness, how could I not use my platform?

I used to be so sick of celebrities with their political statements until one day that hit me. How could you, in good conscience (and this is true even of opinions I don't agree with) find yourself with millions of people willing to listen to you, how could you not use your platform if you feel strongly enough that there is a moral or ethical obligation to speak up?

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