It is a curious phenomenon in the sociology of the digital sphere: those who shout loudest about "community safety" and "inclusivity" are often the first to reach for the most authoritarian tool in the box—the preemptive ban. Recently, David Gerard —a well-known commentator on the failures of blockchain and a self-appointed high priest of "Old School" tech skepticism— publicly stated regarding my analysis of Open Source governance: "If I had an open source project, this post is evidence that I would probably want to preemptively ban github and gitlab user ms178 from any interaction with it." Yes, this is me who he is talking about. And thankfully, no one has followed his advise yet. Let us deconstruct this statement. It is not merely an insult; it is a confession. It reveals the epistemological crisis of a tech elite that has stopped building and started policing. The Sysadmin’s Fallacy David Gerard operates from the mindset of the System Admin...
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