I think it’s possible to separate creator from work.
It’s a sensible, reasonable thing to do, to which I agree in generally.
With Omarchy and DHH in particular however, I’m not so sure. Not because of “his opinions” or “him being a dick”, but because just how undercooked his takes have gotten. That too reflects in Omarchy, which is style (for the lack of a better word) over substance.
And that you can indeed use to deduce that you should probably not trust it with your banking data or whatever.
So I would argue that it is a question of which part you want to separate and for what reason, essentially.




This is absolutely correct. What worries me a bit is that it’s also what those guys bank on. Being perceived the “less miserable” space I mean (as long as you’re some white dude I guess).
I’m not sure if the… uh… “meme” helps in that regard, because, while the idea is to oppose them, it I think just contributes to their story and frame.
So, ideally, to be effective against (alt-)right, we would want to be the cool, capable people, you want to be around.
(This, I think, is also why omarchy is so style over substance. it’s trying to own the “cool”-ness)