Disappointment in all directions

> Politics (big P) may be the art working together with others to achieve big aims, but politics (small p) is the art of getting along. If you don't want to indulge in politics, you need to opt out of society.

Computer geeks suck at p, so we end up with petty politics dividing communities. The FSF must not be hijacked for these.

> And sometimes being political means you need to say harsh truths. No I don't like it, but burying your head in the sand when other people are talking rubbish isn't a good idea. Which then leads into Religion/religion (same sort of big R little r distinction).

Sometimes those "harsh truths" are plain nonsense. One common occurrence is Popper's paradox taken out of context, capitalism vs socialism, etc. This is worsened by the fact that computer geeks are the most affected by the Dunning–Kruger effect.

Wild political theories must not pushed like a religion on everyone.