Post by @maxine@hachyderm.io

2026-03-12 22:12 UTC

LLM users respect a chatbot more than potential contributors is the worst part of all this. Everyone was capable of writing basic docs all along. They just didn’t want to for a fellow human. I don’t know what exactly is it when you treat people as things and things as people, but it sure is fucking gross.

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@maxine@hachyderm.io 2026-03-12 22:26

I dunno, I guess a lot more people in life always wanted to be managers. The kind of people who specifically want yesmen in their lives, and refused to write docs to not have to deal with contributors who might challenge things. It’s deeply pathetic and sad. Hierarchies and abuse, that’s all it comes down to.

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@perigee@rage.love 2026-03-16 13:04

@maxine@hachyderm.io @davidgerard@circumstances.run I don't know this but I suspect it's related to my experience as an antiracism and social justice and civil rights educator. If I don't establish capitalistic value of my work first (even if I plan to give advice and information pro bono) my advice and information is steadfastly ignored if I give it for free. If I insist it's paid for before giving it, then it is far more likely to be valued when given.

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@Sonic2k@oldbytes.space 2026-03-16 17:12

@maxine@hachyderm.io Treating people like things, is what ASSHOLES, ACCOUNTANTS, and CEOs do

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