Discussion on: Blaming Git Blame

I disagree with a lot here, and am hurt by your conclusions. You're making on the surface reasonable-sounding accusations that fall apart upon closer inspection, because your premises are false.

You continue to suggest my problem would be solved if I aliased git blame or programmatically removed the word blame from Github in my browser. This demonstrates I have either not been able to convey my point to you via the medium of my article, or that you're intentionally ignoring entire paragraphs.

1. I describe how the effect of git blame on any one individual is negligible but how it has an industry-wide cumulative effect. I never characterise this as my problem to begin with, which you disregard in all your replies.
2. I pre-empt replies like yours by mentioning why git alias is not an adequate solution - it doesn't address that blame remains the default wording for an entire industry.
3. As for your code snippet. I can only conclude you assume I don't know about DOM manipulation or about how to implement it. You're wrong on both accounts. Besides, it takes more work than your bit of code to make the change permanent. If you're going to flex your coding muscles at me, perhaps suggest something that actually works.
4. A browser extension also doesn't address the default. Neither does a new VS Code extension. Suggesting I build something from scratch, once again, ignores the premise of my article. I maintain that patching git itself is the most straightforward way to shift the default.
5. You do make a fair point about censoring names. I will. I stand by my decision to include the screenshots though, for the same reason I stand by my choice to include examples of Linus' past behaviour. They're both exemplary of an overall, industry-wide norm that has led to naming choices like git blame. Equally, I stand by my choice to infuse the article with light-hearted humour in order to make the 15-min read more palatable. Blaming any one individual for the harmful convention would have indeed been hypocritical, but asking individuals not to be dicks going forward and indicating that a cultural shift has happened over the last 2 decades is not. Besides, the effects of language are weighted by the power dynamics it exists within. I'm hardly causing harm here in the same way a feature that affects millions and shapes our default is, or in the same way a leader with livelihoods depending on them would be.
6. "star-eyed-emoji" ≠ "winky emoji" and there's no way you can frame my use of emojis as hypocritical. I didn't even call you out on the use of yours - I merely said that it's exemplary of our differences. The fact you're getting hung up over this and are trying to twist it into a portrayal of me as a hypocrite signals to me this is no longer a reasonable, factual discussion, but a personal attack.

And so I can only assume you're intentionally trying to hurt me. I will leave your comments up but I am putting up boundaries and disengaging from any future discussion. You've made this personal by intentionally misconstruing or ignoring my perspective on a multitude of issues and whilst I'm appreciative of factual debates, I draw the line at people attacking me.