Yeah… But what if it gets lots of upvotes?

Explode and catch fire.

Fair enough. That was an unkind remark on my part, and your comment does demand a more thorough rebuttal.

The idea that “popular” = “correct” is stupid on its face. Examples predate the internet, abound on the internet, and will continue to arise long after the internet dies. I could go into a white supremacist forum and talk about racial harmony and get downvoted into oblivion, but that wouldn’t make me the asshole. And even if I were the asshole, I wouldn’t be wrong.

Upvotes do not confer moral rectitude. Downvotes are not damnation. And an opinion is not necessarily valid just because it is held by a majority.

And I’m sorry for presuming your emotional state. But if you’re not outraged by this, then why are you arguing that people should be outraged by this?

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You must be new to the internet.

I’m sincere. If you’re experiencing real outrage then you have my sympathy and I do hope you feel better soon. Real outrage is not a fun emotional state to be in.

It’d be pretty funny if the anarchists called the feds, though.

Well, I hope you recover from this experience quickly and completely!

Yes, my super secret manipulation campaign which involves (checks notes) expressing my disapproval.

Yeah. That’s what I mean by melodramatic. The situation is not actually that serious. If this situation is the worst thing to happen to you this week then I’d say you had a good week.

People are outraged by what it is doing and how it is doing it, not by whether it fits the strict definition of malware.

Which is kind of what I’m getting at. “Outraged”? Really? Isn’t that at least a bit melodramatic considering the stakes and circumstances?

Best I can do is an upvote.

I wasn’t trying to misquote you, but you did imply that entertainment is your primary motivation.

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upset? heavens no, this is terrific free entertainment, this is hilarious to watch.

To me, this sounds like someone who is pouring gas on a fire just to watch it burn.

If it is malware then harshness is justified, but I’d be willing to debate over the strict definition of malware and whether it technically applies here.

But I don’t think most of the harshness we’ve seen is actually borne of that kind of outrage. Even the OP of this meme says they are not upset and are having a wonderful time.

Did we really, though? Even the OP says they don’t actually care about the blocklist and are just piling on for the lulz.

I just think the reaction from fediverse users has been too harsh when you consider that Tesseract was free and open source software.

I have no authority over you. So it’s not really a question of me “allowing” you anything.

Oh. That’s kind of weird.

I’m not defending the existence of the blocklist… but if you’re really that upset about it then I would suggest asking for a refund.