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I never liked Gittip because of how it advertises its top earners and givers... it stops being about rewarding good work and starts to become a game of who can

by joaren 12y ago

I never liked Gittip because of how it advertises its top earners and givers... it stops being about rewarding good work and starts to become a game of who can score the most validation points and use them for political gain. Yelling on Twitter and demonizing men for existing is not "promoting empathy and equality". Begging for legal money for your civil lawsuit is not "sustainable crowd funding" (hint: what is she being sued for? it doesn't say.). Sorry Gittip, but your site has turned into a joke dominated by professional victims.

whit537 12y ago
Thanks for the feedback! I've added a +1 w/ your comment re: the leaderboards to https://github.com/gittip/www.gittip.com/issues/1074 https://github.com/gittip/www.gittip.com/issues/1074.
- calibraxis 12y ago
  God, it disgusts me to put my money through your system. (Due to either your incompetence or malice towards Gittip's top earners.) Can't wait when a decent alternative to you pops up. But thanks for reminding me that I neglected to end my private Github account!
- janl 12y ago
  @whit537 big fan of Gittip, but inviting misogynists onto your platform is not the right thing to do.
dinkumthinkum 12y ago
Yes, and what in the world does such nonsense have to do with rewarding open source developers? I feel like its a hobby business but everyone makes their own decisions.
danilocampos 12y ago
Indeed. A pox upon the beggars. How dare they ask others to volunteer money for a cause or outcome they believe in. I call for refunds from: Pebble Oculus Reading Rainbow Lifx Double Fine Adventure Lavabit Wikileaks Ron Paul Barack May they think carefully in the future before acting in such poor taste.
- joaren 12y ago
  Nice straw man. Most of those actually produce something useful, and there is a direct relationship between money given and product delivered. I mean Jesus, earlier I saw Ashe Dryden complain that Gittip "doesn't care about her safety" and that she's now in a precarious position because she's "locked in" to it. Pretty sure she's the one who asked people to give her all that money. If she doesn't like it, she can go back to actually working for a living, like the rest of us. I took one look at Gittip when it opened up and said "Nope".
  - danilocampos 12y ago
    Now you'll have to prove that the gittippers don't produce something useful. An entire community of marginalized tech professionals will be standing right there watching. Have fun!
    - joaren 12y ago
      For Christ's sake, are you incapable of making a coherent argument? Your own list is inconsistent, lumping together ineffectual platitude salesmen and corrupt politicians with product developers. If you'd manage to extract your head from your ass for 5 seconds, you'd realize these spoiled princesses have set back the cause of "marginalized tech professionals" more than a dozen titstares combined.
      - danilocampos 12y ago
        As a guy on the margins, I can't say I agree with you.
        urbanautomaton 12y ago
        And as a guy not on the margins, who has been repeatedly educated and informed by these "spoiled princesses", I can't say I agree with him either. I find their work incredibly valuable, so I'd be interested to hear why joaren believes they're setting back their own cause. Well, maybe "interested" is overstating it a bit. "Morbidly curious"?

by joaren 12y ago

whit537 12y ago

Thanks for the feedback! I've added a +1 w/ your comment re: the leaderboards to https://github.com/gittip/www.gittip.com/issues/1074 https://github.com/gittip/www.gittip.com/issues/1074.

calibraxis 12y ago
God, it disgusts me to put my money through your system. (Due to either your incompetence or malice towards Gittip's top earners.) Can't wait when a decent alternative to you pops up. But thanks for reminding me that I neglected to end my private Github account!
janl 12y ago
@whit537 big fan of Gittip, but inviting misogynists onto your platform is not the right thing to do.

dinkumthinkum 12y ago

Yes, and what in the world does such nonsense have to do with rewarding open source developers? I feel like its a hobby business but everyone makes their own decisions.

danilocampos 12y ago

Indeed. A pox upon the beggars. How dare they ask others to volunteer money for a cause or outcome they believe in. I call for refunds from: Pebble Oculus Reading Rainbow Lifx Double Fine Adventure Lavabit Wikileaks Ron Paul Barack May they think carefully in the future before acting in such poor taste.

joaren 12y ago
Nice straw man. Most of those actually produce something useful, and there is a direct relationship between money given and product delivered. I mean Jesus, earlier I saw Ashe Dryden complain that Gittip "doesn't care about her safety" and that she's now in a precarious position because she's "locked in" to it. Pretty sure she's the one who asked people to give her all that money. If she doesn't like it, she can go back to actually working for a living, like the rest of us. I took one look at Gittip when it opened up and said "Nope".
- danilocampos 12y ago
  Now you'll have to prove that the gittippers don't produce something useful. An entire community of marginalized tech professionals will be standing right there watching. Have fun!
  - joaren 12y ago
    For Christ's sake, are you incapable of making a coherent argument? Your own list is inconsistent, lumping together ineffectual platitude salesmen and corrupt politicians with product developers. If you'd manage to extract your head from your ass for 5 seconds, you'd realize these spoiled princesses have set back the cause of "marginalized tech professionals" more than a dozen titstares combined.
    - danilocampos 12y ago
      As a guy on the margins, I can't say I agree with you.
      - urbanautomaton 12y ago
        And as a guy not on the margins, who has been repeatedly educated and informed by these "spoiled princesses", I can't say I agree with him either. I find their work incredibly valuable, so I'd be interested to hear why joaren believes they're setting back their own cause. Well, maybe "interested" is overstating it a bit. "Morbidly curious"?