[andai]

>telling Justine to be normal

I think it's that same impulse that keeps getting her in trouble. It's not really an option, is it.

You gotta work with reality rather than against it. It's okay to be who you are.

And you'll have to accept that everyone's going to have their own reaction to that. Trying to appeal to people who hate you... well, just look around.

Man, become who you are!

[gbci]

The root cause problem seems to be that people who are highly intolerant to others' views and perspectives that they happen to disagree with have become an outsized voice in tech circles. Shunning, blacklisting and publicly denouncing has become a toxic norm.

Justine has expressed unorthodox views in the past but that's no reason to punish him forever, or indeed at all. To be as inclusive and tolerant as possible - towards an end goal of maximizing participation and enabling outstanding technical work to flourish - it is better to simply agree to disagree.

[andai]

Used to be, on the internet nobody knows you're a dog. The identity was irrelevant, only contributions were important.

Now it's, on the internet, everyone knows you're Literally Hitler.