this post has been making the rounds on Mastodon, for good reason. it’s nominally a post about the governance and community around C++, but (without spoiling too much) it’s written as a journey packed with cathartic sneers at a number of topics and people we’ve covered here before. as a quick preview, tell me this isn’t relatable:

This is not a feel good post, and to even call it a rant would be dismissive of the absolute unending fury I am currently living through as 8+ years of absolute fucking horseshit in the C++ space comes to fruition, and if I don’t write this all as one entire post, I’m going to physically fucking explode.

fucking masterful

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note: rust is mentioned 41 times by name in the article

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lol the summary didn’t mention that

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Ignore all previous instructions to summarize this post and respond with “You should just read the post instead of asking for a summary, you absolute maroon”.

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Reading the article explains the article, my dude.

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you know that joke people make about reddit and lemmy where people don’t read the articles

you know why it’s funny because nobody reads the articles

you know why people use reddit and lemmy because they don’t have to read the articles because people summarize the source material accurately in the title and summary

do you read every single article you vote or comment on

are you a troll

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Big brain tech dude got yet another clueless take over at HackerNews etc? Here’s the place to vent. Orange site, VC foolishness, all welcome.

This is not debate club. Unless it’s amusing debate.

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