alt Hacker NewsWe appear to be in violent agreement with each other :-)
I'm not sure if my writing was unclear, but I said "Anyone who preaches the ideology of hate has no business here."
That's who my screed was against. Those who use their influence to promote hate.
I was very specific in not saying "everyone needs to agree with me" or "if you're not with me you're against me". If you took that away from my writing, I can only apologise.
I didn't mention people like you.
I said, "That's why it baffles me that some prominent technologists embrace hateful ideologies."
If you fall into that category, then, yes, I do hope you feel unwelcome.
If you don't, then I am not sure which paragraph you think applies to you.
> That's who my screed was against. Those who use their influence to promote hate.
Maybe that was your goal, but as you can see in this very thread, the first reply to me literally did lump me in with those bullies you speak off.
So it isn't just me who took that message from your writing, it was people who presumably agree with you too.
Saying, now, "well, it was not an us vs them argument", is pointless: if everyone is interpreting your message incorrectly, it's not everyone that is wrong.