Are you fucking kidding me?
Jack Dorsey is a main track speaker at FOSDEM this year:
https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-4507-infusing-open-source-culture-into-company-dna-a-conversation-with-jack-dorsey-and-manik-surtani-block-s-head-of-open-source/
I am at a loss of words. I also owe sincere apologies to everyone flagging issues with FOSDEM over the years, whose concerns I often somewhat minimized. I am sorry, you were all right and I was wrong.
FOSDEM is now explicitly platforming AI/blockchain bro fascists.
In case anyone is confused as to why platforming Jack Dorsey is a problem, go listen to this Tech Won't Save Us episode:
https://techwontsave.us/episode/228_jack_dorseys_embrace_of_crypto_libertarianism_w_david_gerard
Lol, of course there is immediately a sealion in the replies, asking polite questions about why would letting Dorsey speak at FOSDEM be an issue, and why would anyone not like Dorsey after he supported decentralized networks like Nostr.
Profile: Bitcoin developer, "working on web monetization", Nostr address.
[shocked picachu face]
So about Nostr:
> Jack Dorsey gave $10 million to an anonymous founder with a deep devotion to a fascist 'guru'
@rysiek Shouldn't be hard to find something reportable in these shitheads' post histories. Get them off the fedi and back to their circlejerk on Nostr.
@ljrk @rysiek The distinction I'm making is that we're here because we want to have positive community, share things were cresting, build systems to protect one another, etc. We don't need or want them here.
But they depend on trying to hurt us to have a good time online. That's why, despite being on their disgusting nazi coinbro thing Nostr, they're also here. The circlejerk analogy is that they're stuck settling for each other's miserable company when they want to be screwing us.
@dalias @ljrk
how is calling a person who you have never interacted with nor know (me) a “shithead” part of a “positive community”?
How did me asking another person a question “hurt” you?
In my world and in my fediverse horribly insulting others is not part of a “positive community” which can interact with each other in a decent way.