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Neovim faces backlash over DHH quote, user calls for boycott

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A user on Mastodon expressed strong disapproval of Neovim for featuring a quote from DHH on its website, labeling DHH as a white supremacist and fascist. The user stated their intention to stop using Neovim and switch to alternatives like Gram, citing concerns about the project's direction, including the addition of "AI bs". AI

RANK_REASON User-generated social media controversy about a software project's perceived political alignment.

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Neovim faces backlash over DHH quote, user calls for boycott

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    # neovim quotes # dhh on it's website: https:// neovim.io/ Putting a quote from DHH on your website is endorsing a white supremacist and facist. I'm ready to wi

    # neovim quotes # dhh on it's website: https:// neovim.io/ Putting a quote from DHH on your website is endorsing a white supremacist and facist. I'm ready to wipe neovim from my devices. There are alternatives like # gram . What the actual fuck. They started adding # ai bs and no…

    LINKS neovim.io

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