Speed of development. It could take months for a PR to get into Lemmy core and then a new release.

Things that get into Lemmy core have to be well thought out and the core Devs have to want them in there.

Running custom code is a way to make changes without having to get their approval, and if it proves popular enough, then maybe they’ll implement it upstream.

BTW, I didn’t vote one way or another on your posts. Those downvotes came organically.

I don’t care if you do or not. We’re not having a popularity contest here.

You can think that I’m…taking meaning that isn’t there

I sure do, because you are. Just because I’m saying that it’s important to stand up and fight for your rights does not mean that I’m advocating for this particular guy to put himself in a situation where he might get beaten up or killed, or judging him for not doing so. There’s an enormous range of actions between actively putting yourself in harm’s way and doing nothing at all. And in fact, the only person judging people here…is you.

Feels like you’re talking at me, rather than to me.

Any judgement you’re picking up is the way you’ve chosen to read my comments.

What if the moon was made of cheese?

It’s up to him to judge his own situation and make his own decisions. There are many different ways besides physical to fight and struggle against something. Basically the only thing that does nothing is giving up entirely.

Call it victim blaming if you like. It would be lovely if society at large sprung to assist those who are wronged. But that’s not what happens in reality, as I see it.

In general, yes. If you’re getting harassed and threatened and you want that to change, you should fight and deal with it. Nobody ever won anything by simply rolling over for anyone who was mean to them. Worse than that, society probably won’t support you if you do, even if they should.

It’s up to the individual how strongly they want to fight for it, of course, but I certainly wouldn’t discourage them from doing so.

Their first mistake was being an American.