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>The entire idea of F/OSS itself is political, and was very radical.

Political and radical as it pertains to software, not whatever the grievance of the day to virtue signal over is.

FOSS projects are tired of the incessant US-centric, champagne socialist politicking destroying their communities. Thankfully peak nonsense is behind us. You no longer have power.

>But for some people, they can't really detach when their literal existence is deemed "political".

Everyone's existence is "political." It's a privileged position to think your existence is "political" while others are not.

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Why do you think that politics has to relate to the grievance of the day? Every interaction between two people is political. You can pretend it's not, if you're happy with the status quo and seeking to defuse movements that seek change, because you don't like change. This is an indicator of privilege because only people who benefit from the status quo seek to prevent it from changing.

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>Every interaction between two people is political.

If everything is political then nothing is.

>This is an indicator of privilege because only people who benefit from the status quo seek to prevent it from changing.

You have this backwards: the ability to politick all day is the largest indicator of priviledge. Both sides believe the "status quo" is empowering their political enemies.