About a Strike

[mamadeb]

This is getting very complex.

1. I may or may not post tomorrow, but if I don't, it may or may not have anything to do with beckyzoole's strike. It's Purim, it's Friday, I have a tremendous amount to do, jonbaker will be home and probably needing to use the computer to do actual paying work for at least a couple of hours, and I really wasn'tanticipating being online much anyway.

2. The strike is *not* to hurt anyone. That was never the intention. It was to prove to SUP that the prime reason for LJ is the content. If a significant number of people do not produce content for a day, they will see that the users are more than just people to produce ad revenue or membership fees. This was Brad's argument for why basic accounts are necessary. Of course, a day when no one posts will not hurt SUP - it'll save them money and bandwidth. I'm not sure this will have any impact.

3. There are unpleasant bedfellows attached to the protest now. Go here and here for more details.

I do NOT believe that participating in the strike makes one an antisemite - beckyzoole is herself Jewish and quite bothered by the association. (And, unfortunately, I'm not surprised about antisemitism in Russia. *sigh*). I don't think the vast majority of the people striking are even aware the new owner is Jewish, and I'm positive they don't care. It's about keeping things from changing and nothing more.

But it makes the fact that the strike is happening on *Purim* extra problematical *for me*, and I am only speaking for myself here.

4. This isn't the first time LJ has changed and everyone thought things were ruined. It will change again. Some will be negative and some will have a negative impact. I don't like IJ, so I'm not leaving yet.

Comments

Re: *stands up to be counted*

[commodorified.livejournal.com]

Thank you. That is a profound compliment.

Among the people *I* have friended? I trust not.

Among the people who read me, I sincerely hope not. The last dubious one that I know of split in the aftermath of me saying that if a person calls themselves an anti-feminist I don't want them around. I told her IIRC that if she felt that way she was to sit down and shut up in the presence of men and sovereign women, as befit her chosen role in life.

But if I do flush out one or two, while I'll be disappointed, I am not sure I'll be terribly surprised. *sigh*

Re: *stands up to be counted*

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

You only have control over who you friend, not who friends you.