When I am faced with a situation where people try to emotionally manipulate and distabilise others, one ugly question comes to my mind: 'As a species, have human beings really reached civility or are they still living with a different form of the rule of the jungle?'
Edward On 13/11/2015, Miles Fidelman <mfidel...@meetinghouse.net> wrote: > > > On 11/12/15 1:54 PM, Steve Litt wrote: >> On Thu, 12 Nov 2015 16:57:19 +0300 >> Mitt Green <mitt_gr...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>> I wonder how many people that use Debian for quite long time (since >>> 90s or the beginning of this millennium) really like systemd, GNOME3 >>> and all these controversial things. I haven't met any. And even more, >>> most "greybeards" that I've seen oppose it. Seems like they don't have >>> a right to vote. >> :s/greybeards/experienced people having a clue/ >> >> I'm not saying the following in anger. I'm simply saying it so we don't >> accidentally shoot ourselves in the foot... >> >> "Greybeards" and "neckbeards" are characterizations whose connotation >> is deliberately "people stuck in their ways, afraid of change, no >> longer relevant, no longer innovating." This has *especially* come to >> the forefront during the systemd foolishness. >> >> Additionally, "greybeards" and "neckbeards" pretty much literally mean >> "old people", and give credence to the belief that old people can't >> code, can't tech, should be put out to pasture. It's this very belief >> that motivates organizations to refuse to hire those over 50, >> regardless of past or current accomplishments, going so far as to pay a >> premium to offshore rent-a-programmers rather than snagging one of the >> glut of skilled over 50 technologists. >> >> > Hey... I resemble that remark. I'm a greybeard and proud of it. In my > neck of the woods (networking) it's a mark of distinction, and a > credential that's jealously guarded. (I'm also 61, and just remember, > 60 is the new 40. Never had a problem getting hired - as I say, > greybeard is a respected credential.) > > Miles Fidelman > > -- > In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. > In practice, there is. .... Yogi Berra > > _______________________________________________ > Dng mailing list > Dng@lists.dyne.org > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng > _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
