A reflection on communities built around rejecting something — whether cars, children, or LLMs — and how they tend to shift from legitimate criticism to mob behavior and identity policing. When a respected figure changes their stance, these communities treat it as betrayal and pile on with harassment. The author draws on the recent mob targeting the rsync project over LLM use as a concrete example, and encourages developers to slow down, de-escalate, and stay open to new things rather than letting negativity become identity.
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