> but the general consensus seems to be that it can't be used because most users of Mastodon don't align with the Soapbox creator's view on politics
This is vague and wasn't immediately obvious to me. What I found online is that there's some kerfuffle over him saying he's not supporting trans rights at the expense of biological women's rights. Did I misunderstand the position or did I capture it accurately?
please help me understand, why is that "stand" supposed to influence your or my decision to use or not use their software? its not like WE HAVE TO SUBSCRIBE to their views before installation like those terms and conditions?
are we saying a "developer who says bad things about trans people has made bad software and should be avoided like the plague"
I guess the idea is that by giving them success you're allowing them to broadcast their opinion to more and more people. At least that's my read on it.
Given how big a part trans people have played in the creation of ActivityPub, I get why you would want to avoid people like this in the scene.
This is vague and wasn't immediately obvious to me. What I found online is that there's some kerfuffle over him saying he's not supporting trans rights at the expense of biological women's rights. Did I misunderstand the position or did I capture it accurately?