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title = """
RFC1885 and "speaks for themselves"
"""
author = ["Michał Sapka"]
date = 2024-10-21T23:03:00+02:00
categories = ["blog"]
draft = false
weight = 2001
image_dir = "blog/images"
image_max_width = 600
Abstract = "my views represent the view of every Pole out there"
Listening = "Pink Floyd - Momentary Lapse of Reason"
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Another cool tidbit from the RFC which was lost in the great war of Twitter:
> Assume that individuals speak for themselves, and what they
> say does not represent their organization (unless stated
> explicitly).
>
> -- [rfc1855](https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855.txt)
I never understood those "my views do not represent my employer" marks, as they are as obvious as the color of aliens (gray, of course).
Yet people state it as having any opinion on the web is dangerous.
And I mean any, as someone may always it questionable.
And loosing job, means of living over a stupid joke is terrible.
We could have just left it where it was, but no.
FLAME ON
Personally, I hate putting people in boxes.
I like some of what Drew DeVault does, but I do not support everything he stands for.
I follow Lunduke's reports, but I don't approve of everything he says.
I like Luke Smith's tutorials, but I also like roads.
I am a member of FSF, but I do not approve of a lot of what Stallman promotes.
None of this has ever stopped me from following trans people or self proclaimed communists.
I try to not create a too narrow bubble where everyone is saying the same thing.
From one side, this gives me a chance to be less of a moron.
On the other, even if I hate what someone believes, I may enjoy what they say and do on (at least) some occasion.
People are much more complex than any ideology, and this is what makes them interesting.
Of course, I also draw a line of what I will accept.
But the harshest thing I'll do is to [stop listening](/blog/2024/flame-on-web/).
I'll try not to argue because it's better to let people believe I am dumb, than to talk and remove any doubt.
I will certainly not try [ruin someone's life](/blog/2024/bsd-cafe/) because I disagree with some views.
I wonder if this has anything to do with me growing in the 90s, the era of "diffent but equal"?
FLAME OFF
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