> It has been discussed to death on HN, what are you talking about?
Not without getting downvoted to oblivion for the only reason which is having an opposing opinion.
> Gitlab has switched the name of the master branch too
Yes I have been made aware of that now.
> The point is not that it is harmful or bad to do so, and anyone actually crusading against this change as if it was some kind of a slippery slope leading to the downfall of their subculture or even civilization may want to think about their priorities and sense of hyperbole.
I don't even understand this sentence.
> - This is not at all what the article complains about. The author argues that this is essentially a form of virtue signalling that allows essentially overpaid white engineers to pat themselves in the back without putting in actual work and money for diversity, inclusion, and equality; a symbolic change that is not rooted in materialism.
So.. it's exactly what the article complains about?
Not without getting downvoted to oblivion for the only reason which is having an opposing opinion.
> Gitlab has switched the name of the master branch too
Yes I have been made aware of that now.
> The point is not that it is harmful or bad to do so, and anyone actually crusading against this change as if it was some kind of a slippery slope leading to the downfall of their subculture or even civilization may want to think about their priorities and sense of hyperbole.
I don't even understand this sentence.
> - This is not at all what the article complains about. The author argues that this is essentially a form of virtue signalling that allows essentially overpaid white engineers to pat themselves in the back without putting in actual work and money for diversity, inclusion, and equality; a symbolic change that is not rooted in materialism.
So.. it's exactly what the article complains about?