A good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad act the good. Each should have its own reward.

I think it’s a valid concern in this case.

Have you thought about the implications and consequences if we start banning non-violent expressions of opinions because someone else might find it disrespectful?

“Hello, support? How do I get through the Gnomish Mines in Nethack?”

The Gopher renaissance era perhaps?

I’ve started to reconsider how I do things online. For such a long time it’s been the norm to expect things for free (gratis), and users became the product. If the choice now is being bombarded with ads or paying for a service, I’d rather pay a reasonable price. If I want online storage to keep my files backed up and available, then a small sum is acceptable to me. The important thing is to choose providers who believe in the open spirit of the internet, using free software, respecting privacy. I’ve submitted a couple of patches to the operating system I use. Etc. I want the internet to be a cooperative, friendly place.

Find an instance with active and good admins? Maybe they are very busy, in which case it’s also a good idea to decentralize.

At my work they wanted better security, and made the rule of minimum 12 characters, must include all sorts of numbers, special characters, etc, no previously used password and it must be changed every month, 3 attempts then the account is locked and you have to call IT.

The result was that people wrote their passwords on post-its on the screen, so it led to worse security overall and they had ro relax the rules.

Everyone has their balance between convenience, requirements, and willingness to explore. I’d guess that most Linux users haven’t given BSD a fair chance, and further away Plan9 people lament that few people wanted to migrate away from Unix.