[hackerspaces] Leadership abusing powers. Bullying. Extraordinary General Meetings.

[Dan Schmidt]

> If the way were already known by existing leaders, it would have
> happened by now, so the fact that it hasn't means that you have to
> throw a random bit in there, like nature does for natural selection.
> Peter!
So peter should build his own group and become the leader so he actually understands what it's like to lead a group of people. Following doesn't automatically make someone dumb. 
> Anyway, the existing leadership is probably incapable of channeling
> the extra energy that Peter has into productive use.
I'm not sure anyone can do that actually, he seems unable to take a hint either subtle or explicit from fellow participants. Also he assumes all communication by the leaders is bent on personal vendetta. What leader can possibly channel that kind of energy?

> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 19:08:22 -0600
> From: dreamingforward at gmail.com
> To: discuss at lists.hackerspaces.org
> Subject: Re: [hackerspaces] Leadership abusing powers. Bullying. Extraordinary General Meetings.
> 
> Okay, I'm going to step in.   I hope y'all haven't tuned out.
> 
> There are individuals who simply have no home.  It's like a jigsaw
> puzzle.  In the analogy, everyone's different just like every piece of
> a puzzle is different.  Nearly everyone finds a place to fit into the
> "world jigsaw puzzle", but once in a great while, there are pieces
> that don't fit.  It's because these piece didn't come from the main
> puzzle.  They're MISFITS (get it?).
> 
> So what are they to do?  Do you tell them to go somewhere else?  Do
> you complain about their "incessant behaviors"?  That's what most of
> the ppl on the mailing list are saying.  And what do these people hope
> to accomplish by sending them away?  At least my idea of a hackerspace
> was to provide an economic sanctuary for these individuals.  Maybe the
> rest you are making McDonald's of hackerspaces.
> 
> These events happen because the jigsaw picture that the world is
> trying to arrange is wrong or incomplete.  MIT noticed this and
> accommodated misfits quite well.  Once they were called nerds, but now
> they're considered cool.  Despite this, the real sea-change from a
> follow-the-leader society to an enlightened society is one I'm still
> attempting to create.   Perhaps in his own unique way Peter is too.
> If the way were already known by existing leaders, it would have
> happened by now, so the fact that it hasn't means that you have to
> throw a random bit in there, like nature does for natural selection.
> Peter!
> 
> Anyway, the existing leadership is probably incapable of channeling
> the extra energy that Peter has into productive use.  When you see the
> comparison to natural selection, you can develop the tolerance.
> 
> Marxos
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