[erlang-questions] Coon - new tool for building Erlang packages, dependency management and deploying Erlang services

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On 2018年2月12日月曜日 16時35分47秒 JST Xavier Noria wrote:
> Humoristic break: Mitshubishi renamed the "Pajero" in Spain because it
> means "wanker" in Spanish slang.
> 
> Points have been made. To me, it's the author's call.

HEY! That OFFENDS me as a JAPANESE citizen!

Oh, and that is inauthentic because I happen to be ETHNICALLY CAUCASIAN?!?

Well, I'll just go claim both of those as dual point by which to feel OFFENDED, you unsufferable prick!

WHAT WILL MY KIDS THINK OF THIS! GENERATIONS OF OFFENSE! AHHHHHHHH!!!!

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Ridiculous. Just freaking ridiculous. Can we PLEASE get back to caring about whether a software project helps solve enviro-centric problems for which Erlang in particular is infamous?

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See my point?
Tiptoeing around offenses, especially ones which teeter half on ethnicity and half on nationality, are simply too hard to satisfy. Don't even get me started on the subjectivity of "gender politics".

Perception VS intention.
The eternal struggle -- one which those outside the actual circumstance of stress are powerless to undersatnd.
That said, those who have the option to perceive offense or not are greater men for giving the "benefit of the doubt". Amazing how such a deeply ancient and culturally agnostic concept seems to find universal resonance.

Some guys wrote a project that was useful.
Most people found it useful.
A handful of people found the name funny.
A tiny minority decided to be offended by it.
BUT THE USERS NEVER HAD ANY IDEA.

Wtf...
It is 2018 and wtf...

Resuming radio silence, as this is what passes for "critical discourse" these days.
Bye!

Ugh...


Will I be reviled in some circles for this post? Certainly.
Will I be reviled in some circles that wouldn't already be "offended" by the fact that I am an ex-Green Beret? No.

So screw it. This crap has gone far enough and the backswing isn't going to feel good for ANYONE.

-Craig