“Why I'm not at CCCamp 2019”

Hacking is political. Always has been. And for many, hacking is a way of putting our politics in action quite directly - among other things, ensuring our privacy because nobody will do it for us, and building new systems that don't depend on the power structures we're forced into.

I don't know what your hacking is, but hacking to me involves protecting the rights of whistleblowers and activists under dictatorships by building technology to allow them to communicate freely, it involves protecting my friends from people who want to do them harm. It's about creating networks and connections and helping people survive. Technology is a means to creating a better world, not an end in itself.

> "Hackers are not, by definition, concerned with: womens rights, lgbt things, nazies, anti-nazi, flat-earth, anti-vaxers. these things [...] should be heard, but this does not have to be a precondition to be a hacker. [...] unwelcome atmosphere for many non political hackers." vs. "In conclusion, inclusivity should not be reserved for people 'just like us'."

Which one is it? You cannot critize that the ticketing is not inclusive enough and complain about talks on just that aspect at the same time. The ticketing process is at least better than the first come first serve stuff there was before, it's not like you couldn't reach out and get tickets afterwards if you had special circumstances.

And the "too much left" politics angle for every CCC event is tiring to be quite honest and was addressed at the last(?) congress. You're not forced to attend talks you're not interested in. I've not seen people being shut down for being anything short of alt/far right nutjobs at these events. The camp is a pretty open event organized by a club that has several outreach programs, I don't really get how this text came to be or how it fits together overall.

Writing a lengthy article in 3 languages is pretty inclusive. Thanks.

> It's quite a privilege to shut everybody up with the magic sentence 'Check your privilege!'. A privilege often overlooked.

yawn