The Sneedacity and Tenacity controversy began in 2021 following the acquisition of the audio editor Audacity by Muse Group, which introduced controversial telemetry and privacy policies. In response, a community fork named 'Tenacity' was created. However, the project was quickly targeted by 4chan users who harassed the lead developer over their identity and demanded the project be renamed 'Sneedacity'—a reference to the 'Sneed's Feed & Seed' joke from The Simpsons. The harassment became so severe that the developer eventually stepped down, and Sneedacity was launched as a rival, troll-led fork. The meme serves as a grim reminder of how internet subcultures can derail open-source software development through targeted harassment and 'shitposting' tactics.