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I have a hard time believing that as well. What is the definition of community? Is it the RIIR fanboys? Is it /r/rust? Is it users.rust-lang.org?

Each of these subcommunities is quite sizable, and the last two definitely make an effort to squash RIIR-type overzealotry.

If you're still going to define the Rust community by the latter, it would be fair game to define the C/C++ community by the very vocal people who insist that there's nothing wrong with the lack of memory-safety in those languages.


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randomdata10/02/2024

> Is it the RIIR fanboys? Is it /r/rust? Is it users.rust-lang.org?

Does it matter? Which one of those do you think has the respect of the real world? I'd say none of them. Frankly, I have never heard of these communities (if we are to call them that), and if I had to guess I'd say their only claim to fame is writing silly comments on the internet, which certainly doesn't garner respect even on the internet, let alone in the real world.

> the last two definitely make an effort to squash RIIR-type overzealotry.

A further indication of not having respect. "Quiet you, you're making me look bad" is not something someone who already has respect is concerned with. Maybe someone seeking respect.

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