That's why we switched, on both closed- and open-source projects. There's just no winning an argument that puts you on the same side as racists.
At one point I was considering how, if someone asked on one of our public repos, I'd say "no" but at the same time post a receipt for a donation to the NAACP just to prove I wasn't racist. Thankfully I realized how stupid an idea that was before it came to that.
Performative wokeness is a cancer, man. Did any of this arguing and vitriol actually help any marginalized group in STEM? I really fucking doubt it.
The problem is that my brain would immediately jump to picking apart the premise of the question. How did it happen? Is it permanent? Is your consciousness trapped in there or is it gone forever? The kind of thing that's obviously just going to piss off the person asking.
I feel like what the question is really asking in a very roundabout way is whether you love that person unconditionally. That even if something happens such that they can no longer be the person you fell in love with, that you'll still love them just the same. But that's the problem: as a cynic, I believe all love is conditional; if it doesn't seem like it, that just means you haven't found out what the conditions are yet.
Obviously that's not the right answer. So to me, it just seems like the question is a trap. Either you accept the preposterous hypothetical and give some sappy answer to make the other person happy and avoid a fight, or you get outed for the cold, unfeeling asshole that you actually are inside. But maybe that's the point.
In the unlikely event that I end up in another relationship, what the hell is the right answer to the worm question? I'm pretty damn sure I'd get it wrong.
+Real Engineering
+Technology Connections
+EngineerGuy
+Explosions&Fire
+NurdRage
+NileRed (more entertainment than education nowadays but his old videos are pretty information dense)
+Chris Boden
+MinutePhysics/MinuteEarth/MinuteFood
+LegalEagle
+Engineering Explained
+Wendover Productions / Half as Interesting
I got tons more but my legs are starting to fall asleep.
That's why we switched, on both closed- and open-source projects. There's just no winning an argument that puts you on the same side as racists.
At one point I was considering how, if someone asked on one of our public repos, I'd say "no" but at the same time post a receipt for a donation to the NAACP just to prove I wasn't racist. Thankfully I realized how stupid an idea that was before it came to that.
Performative wokeness is a cancer, man. Did any of this arguing and vitriol actually help any marginalized group in STEM? I really fucking doubt it.