I think I might create another blog just for my rants. This is because I do try to keep conversations constructive and technical, but other times I just want to scream about the world in general. I think those 2 things should not occupy the same space.
André Polykanine
in reply to aaron • • •PypeBros
in reply to aaron • • •the sky turned dark, shadows cast over the land. Gone are the colors of the previous posts. You have entered the Rant side of this blog.
Pick your choice
> stay for a while, read a rant
> light a fire and hope that the light side comes back soon
(but pick quickly, as you hear wolves ranting in the not-as-distant-to-feel-safe)
Summer Dawn and Company
in reply to aaron • • •R3yScale
in reply to aaron • • •This whole ordeal has really exposed a deep a lack of empathy and callousness under a veneer of 'civility'. It's shocking (though it probably shouldn't be).
Aside from the fact I support simply biting back at the commenter on a personal level, you it made clear at the start that this is a culmination of a lifetime of exclusion and discrimination. This factor seems to be completely and utterly invisible to everyone telling you to ignore it, or that it's childish, or frivolous.
There isn't really a constructive dialogue to be had with people like the original commenter because they don't respect the fundamental issues of accessibility, disability justice, or even just usability. In fact they actively position themselves against them. But I still think there is value in your post. I don't yet have the skills to make a real difference, but the post made me want to do something about the absolute injustice that pervades more than ever.