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The abusive behavior that was being used to manipulate Lasse Collin into bringing on more maintainers for #xz went unnoticed because abusive behavior in Open Source communities is so pervasive. In context, we can clearly see it was part of an orchestrated operation. Out of context, it looks like just another asshole complaining about stuff they have no right to complain about. https://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2024/03/30/a-microcosm-of-the-interactions-in-open-source-projects/
@swelljoe@mas.toThis is a classic technique, used by cops and spooks worldwide. Good cop, bad cop. Cause pain (emotional or otherwise) to break the subject down, then provide a path that removes the pain, if the target just does what you want them to do...just this one little thing, and all the pain goes away. Insidious stuff, but especially here. A volunteer who's been doing this critical work for over a decade unpaid, targeted because of the criticality of the work and because it was done by a lone volunteer.
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"First pressure, then the reward. The friendship" direct quote describing first a Russia spy, then British one, from here:
https://youtu.be/NRdgPzYbvWo?si=zRXGY6b09UnJEjQ3
True.
It points to another flaw¹ in many people's behavior, that is trying to be nice rather than being fair.
It wasn't fair to cave in to the demands of the (probable) accomplice in the crime, but the developer didn't have the reflex to say so.
¹ not that I want to put more blame on the victim, but I'd like to avoid such situations in the future
@swelljoe sadly, your assessment is true and not an easy jump to conclusions like people do by just looking at a specific username...
I wish you were wrong tho - for the benefit of everyone...