That they were harassing and manipulating a lone, unthanked maintainer who had already told them he was dealing with mental issues makes them evil, IMO.
The honorable thing for "Jia" to do after this epic failure is seppuku, or whatever his or her local equivalent is.
Nobody sees themselves as the bad guy, and that’s not the same as “some people are just fundamentally selfish”. There are definitely loads of people that’d feel like the end justifies the means. There are plenty of people for whom a workday involves doing far worse things for the world than cyberbullying one person, and will look you in the eye and justify it. Plenty of that stuff is socially acceptable in many many mainstream circles. “Being mean to a maintainer” is just one that this community is especially sensitive to, because it involves a highly personified victim that they can relate to.
optimalsolver|1 year ago
The honorable thing for "Jia" to do after this epic failure is seppuku, or whatever his or her local equivalent is.
cqqxo4zV46cp|1 year ago