[oscargrouch]

it just took me to scroll down on this same thread to find one sample

> * 11 hours ago | parent | prev | next [–] > Rust will quickly replace C in the kernel, I have no doubt about it

I've have seen tons of such a comment in all sort of products when the matter is discussed around here and elsewhere (twitter, reddit, you name it)

If you want to really get serious about this, i can feed this comment sections with tons of evidence over the course of the years.

[biorach]

Anyone who believes that Rust will quickly replace C in the kernel clearly knows very little about Rust or the kernel, and definitely should not be taken as a spokesperson for either.

I suspect that this "RIIR" that you seem to believe is some kind of "movement" is just a random assortment of clueless people posting in random places.

[hitekker]

A ruling clique spreads quasi-religious beliefs that boil down to "we're the future!" to prospective followers. The ones who join up, are inspired and push ever intensified (yet even more honest) versions of those beliefs onto others "we must get rid the old thing". In one or two cycles of evolution, their evangelism provokes hostility from the unconverted. Unwilling to confront their own motivations, the rulers ignore how the spirit of their beliefs implicitly sanctioned their adherents misbehavior "technically, no one said they want to destroy the old thing".

A simple pattern that rulers to turn a blind eye to the connection between belief and action.

[GolDDranks]

Ugh yeah, now that you point it out, there was one. To be sure, my internal reaction to that comment was "oh, a troll or a loonie", but maybe they were serious, which is kinda worrying.