[chjj]

> never actually seen the people doing that thing

I'm happy to share then. Here's my most recent encounter with a rustacean: https://x.com/_chjj/status/1829989494298460636

I asked if he/she/they had ever used the unsafe keyword. That was the response I got. It's usually some vile insult involving furry or transgender genitalia.

[mplanchard]

Do you not think that the thread you’re currently on here on HN has a lot of rust programmers? So your “most recent encounter” is actually this thread.

It’s trivial to find examples of people in any community who are a bit off the rails, but you shouldn’t let that define your perception of the community, especially given the fact that you’re currently in a context where your thesis doesn’t have much to support it.

[chjj]

Fair enough. I suppose it is my most recent encounter. The result: I still don't like the rust community. You may have different opinions. I see no issue here.

[hyperbrainer]

Honestly, that website is so far off the end of the sanity meter that I don't know what to say. Technically, you are right in that counterexamples exist. But on platforms like HN/techincal subreddits etc., never seen it myself, suggesting the problem is far less widespread than one might be initially moved to assume.

[pdimitar]

Yeah, same. Pointing at some loonie on Twitter who would be flagged out of existence here on HN is not an honest argument in the direction of "look, Rust fans are zealots!".

I mean, by that logic, people of my nationality would have to be fenced off and never allowed in other countries... because we do indeed have thousands of nasty scammers out there in the world.

99.99999% of us are chill, work, pay taxes, have fun etc.

So generalizations like the one that moved me to start pursuing the guy and not leave him alone until he ultimately said "it's just my anecdotal experience" (and stopped claiming it's universally true), because you know, we can pick ANY group, find several lunatics and claim the group is bad in this or that way.

As said to another guy a few minutes ago -- I can get such "opinions" in every bar. I come to HN for better discussions than this.