You are abusing the community for your own gain. Stop!

bigiain · 2024-10-13T06:21:05 1728800465

So far as I can tell, when Matt talks about "the WordPress Community", he means:

  - Matt
  - the people who didn't quit Automattic last week
  - _maybe_ the WP core developers who don't work at Automattic, so long as they keep their criticisms to themselves

And the community of people who _use_ WordPress to run their websites, and the people who help them to do that, and the 3rd party plugin and theme developers who make WP work for so many different kinds of websites - can all go and get fucked.

geerlingguy · 2024-10-12T21:40:22 1728769222

What is he gaining at this point?

bigiain · 2024-10-13T06:23:31 1728800611

Avoiding the embarrassment of backing down and admitting he is wrong.

Apparently that's worth burning down his life's work and legacy for.

throw16180339 · 2024-10-13T21:38:45 1728855525

It gives him an excuse to behave the way he's always wanted to.

ankleturtle · 2024-10-12T22:53:07 1728773587

Harm of WP Engine.

kuschku · 2024-10-13T01:56:14 1728784574

Harming WPEngine is not even beneficial to Wordpress anymore.

With the level of revenge matt is applying you'd think WPEngine murdered his dog or something.

It just makes no sense.

acherion · 2024-10-13T00:06:06 1728777966

At the cost of also harming WP. Well done Matt. clap clap (these are sarcastic claps)

minimaxir · 2024-10-13T00:52:31 1728780751

There's a reason mutually-assured destruction is abbreviated MAD.