Context: X11Libre is a fork of X11 aiming at preserving the X Server (fair enough, right?). One of the creators got permanently banned from freedesktop.org for apparently violating the Code of Conduct (no info on that, they just blame Red Hat), see themselves as hunted by both Big Tech and “toxic elements” who “took over the X11 project” They want to “make X great again”.
The issue about their highly political README (which they wrote due to the original project “becoming too political”, lol) also contains the usual red flags like transphobia. https://github.com/X11Libre/xserver/issues/40
Well it seems to “work” in that they will be isolated, but id argue it also is counter productive because it helps them grow their isolated communities by playing the victim. However it is probably less counterproductive then trying to engage with them, which is both pointless and a waste of time.
I think its not pointless. Many people are not intentionally this way, they’ve just fallen for propaganda.
I was one of those people, but because I had a good friend at a job who didn’t judge me and gave me a more informed and alternate viewpoint, it really changed my mind on a lot of things.
There are some people who might honestly be open to having a true discussion, and that’s the first step to changing minds I think.
I have had better luck where instead of trying to prove someone wrong, I make them just say their opinion out loud and explain it very clearly for me. Some people realize how shallow their views and knowledge are when you do this for them