Generally speaking, when there's a power dynamic at play, telling the weaker party their opinion is illegitimate because of phrasing is bad.
It's important to pay attention to adverse impact, but also important not to be too harsh on people using the tools at their disposal.
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There's also a difference between acting like opinions are themselves illegitimate and having a conversation about effective tactics.
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Your point is valid though: tactics should be evaluated relative to the concrete targets. If the target is Google, the rule probably applies
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But just because it's ok for someone to use ridicule or anger when complaining about Google doesn't mean it's always ok for that person.
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As an OSS person, for example, I'm the high-power figure (by far) relative to my users, but low power relative to browser vendors.
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