Gregory's ServerThe last boost got me blocked by Aral, so now I'm treating it as a general message: If you're frustrated with the state of accessibility on Linux, please help us understand what isn't working for you or for those you care for. And please understand that we want to do better, and we're actively working to do better.
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 @brainblasted I'm face palming into my skull at his fragility in doing that. Does he want things to work out and to stick around for the journey and maybe even lend a hand now the work is being done, or just something to moan about? Also note that the only bit that got through to Aral is that I called his bullshit out as bullshit. Not the fact that he was disregarding the perspective of others, nor about how he could be using his platform for a positive change. This shows me that all Aral wants to do is bully people for not being perfect over helping people be better. @brainblasted I've had a low opinion of his online presence years ago and I'm glad people are starting to talk about it. He's already blocked me twice for calling out his incompetence on certain subjects. @brainblasted still waiting for his design-led fully accessible phone, private cloud, and social media platformβ¦ π @brainblasted his latest posts read like bordering on a mental health episode, I hope he gets outside and that people stop antagonizing each other Last I recall, Aral had posted some stuff I had some disagreements with, I replied, and I'm only now realizing I haven't seen any posts or boosts from him since. Which, I mean, I'm glad he did, because I haven't missed any of those interactions.  @undead @brainblasted Well... that may not have been his choice after he went off on a lady of color for taking a job in big tech a few years back. > This shows me that all Aral wants to do is bully people for not being perfect over helping people be better. I am not sure you can draw this conclusion. Especially not if you hold yourself to a standard of acting in good faith when others are distressed. @drawnto I can draw conclusions from watching him repeat this song and dance for multiple different things over the course of the week. @brainblasted @brainblasted my guess is that's how he became who he is, at least as online presence. If he was asking to contribute, providing useful bug reports rather than pushing hate speech, he would have a very different audience. I think what you did was fair and brave and I thank you for it. @brainblasted aral is blocked from a good chunk of the fediverse over... lots of things. disappointed but not surprised :/ @brainblasted okay fuck I thought it was related to other post I saw earlier this week and now I checked your actual exchange and it is way nastier than I thought. fucking ew.  @brainblasted honestly I've been borderline on unfollowing him for a while, this clinches it. On the flip side, very glad to have discovered you! π  @brainblasted any response to his pontification that doesn't tend towards "wooo, you tell them" tends to get a block. Ask me how I know. You're right of course, but he doesn't want to fix things, he wants to bloviate and do numbers.  @brainblasted the first person I blocked on here was Aral because I knew that's exactly who he is and he'll do exactly that. He doesn't understand his own position and privilege and that he's only ever used it for personal gain. I met him 15 years ago and he's always given that vibe.  @brainblasted I would add: You could open up the screenreader yourself & report anything obviously broken! |
@brainblasted I was about to say "what the fuck?" but he did the same thing for me too when I called him out for ableism against neurodivergent members of the GNOME project, so I'm really not surprised.
I'm really sorry about that. Someone who actually cares about marginalised people should know to listen, not just block and keep doing the same shit they're doing.
His reply to you was just shitty too