@ryan have a look at https://mstdn.social/@feditips/110476830253102884 before checking out Lemmy. It links to some #kbin instances too.
@genebean @ryan The FediTips thread seems to come down to "don't use this software because the developer has expressed some views on geopolitics I don't agree with." I don't agree with the views in question either, but if you predicate your use of software on the complete agreement with the developer over political matters (not related to the software itself) I'm not sure that there will be much software left for you to use (on any front).
@internic @ryan there are ample examples all throughout daily life were many of us choose to support or not support software makers and makers of other goods based on their speech and actions when it comes to civil liberties and human rights. This application is no different. Just because it’s software doesn’t mean it gets a free pass.
@genebean @ryan There are indeed many examples of that, for good and ill, which is why I think it's a position worthy of examination. Simply "I disagree with the person who makes this" isn't in itself a good rationale (assuming one wishes to live in a pluralistic society), whereas, for example, "money I pay for this this will then be put to uses I consider immoral" is. So far as I followed the argument here, it seemed to be more like the former. Perhaps I missed the part where there would be some articulable I'll caused by using the software.
