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> the controversial person behind

Did I miss a controversy somewhere?



The "controversy" is probably referring to this: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5823666/ladybird-web-browser...


Ah, thanks for the link. Looks like a storm in a glass of water, I'm happy it's not something bigger. The description had me afraid akling came out as full MAGA supporter or something crazy like that.



I'd like to caution the reader that Lunduke is a notoriously biased source, having drifted off into right-wing (and particularly anti-trans) activism in recent years.


>That statement reads, in full, "This is a purely technical project. As such, it is not an appropriate arena to advertise your personal politics or religious beliefs. Any changes that appear ideologically motivated will be rejected."

Yeah well tell me how a Web browser in the 2020s is not an ideological device. I'll wait.


Scroll through his X account -- Charlie Kirk and DHH content are some recent entries. He is one of those people who thinks tech should be apolitical without really interrogating what apolitical means or how it affects people who have been marginalized by politics


Hmm, I see what you mean. That's a little disappointing. I don't think the contents of any of his recent comments are extreme enough to consider him "controversial" yet, but the language he uses definitely remind me of supposedly "apolitical" or even "centrist" rhetoric.


>the language he uses definitely remind me of supposedly "apolitical" or even "centrist" rhetoric.

Is that a condemnation, or are you being sarcastic? Isn't that what projects and business should default to?




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