alt Hacker NewsThe Internet was fully functional and full of competent people when it was a much weirder place. Converting all spaces into the equivalent of dress shirts and blazers doesn't reduce anyone's competence but does make the experience so much more drab. Let people like things.
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frantathefranta • today at 4:16 AM
I don’t mind the internet being a weird place and enjoy the weirdness that exists in places like the NixOS community. I’m fully aware that the software I use has been built by extremely smart people who seem to like anime. It’s just that my line in the sand is that if you are trying to share a serious topic on the Discourse, the anime pfp seems to undercut the message.
There is more to variety than the FAANG bro and the non-binary furry with anime profile picture, yet it’s all you see in tech these days. None of these were the stereotypes, say, 25 years ago.