[fewfew01]

Might have more people who care if they were still on X. EFF is a lost cause.

[tomhow]

Eschew flamebait. Avoid generic tangents. Omit internet tropes.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

[throwawayqqq11]

Are you taking action or would you if you could?

[grosswait]

I agree. They were a narrowly focused organization, which served them well IMO. Making political statements outside of that narrow lane hurts their effectiveness.

[culi]

Participating in a platform where you can PAY to get your tweets to have 10x more reach is fundamentally opposed to the principles the EFF was founded on.

If you wanna be a sucker and participate in such a platform, go ahead. But don't cry when others have more principle than you

[tkel]

I know no one asked you for organizing advice, but it's important to remember that posting is not organizing

Also, you realize you can take action not under the banner of the EFF? And you can post on X about this as much as you want. You going to let weird petty squabbles stop you from seeing the point, which is trying to stop unwarranted mass surveillance? Let us know how many calls you've whipped for this.

[grosswait]

The point is that by making a “politically correct” statement outside their core mission, they alienate potential allies.

So yes, petty squabbles do get in the way, and it applies no matter which political direction you look.

[TRiG_Ireland]

And making the "politically incorrect" statement of hanging out with Nazis wouldn't alienate potential allies?