@quinnnorton We need to move beyond it to providing *viable/convenient* alternatives. Saying you’re a sucker is too easy/alienates.
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@quinnnorton Indeed. It’s a Maslowian pyramid: functional, secure, convenient, beautiful, delightful… the lower layers not enough…
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@aral As does the world financial system. So what? Fact of life. -
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@aral well thats a bit trolling.. there are airplanes and cars before software still requiring blind faith because they are proprietary :)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral All technology usage requires a bit of faith or trust, unless you're personally reviewing the entire stack, down to the chips.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral@YourAnonNews All users are suckers.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral are you using any of these distros? http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html … it's pretty hard not to be a "sucker" following what Stallman says -
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@aral@YourAnonNews agreed, I'm one. But cannot afford apple...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral RMS is just not very good at reverse engineering, but some people are
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@aral@YourAnonNews Oh so sorry. Linux and Mac are not being targeted at all ? What a vapid statement to make. Linux kits are all the rage.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral@YourAnonNews usingWindows is like trusting a killer who will sell your body for big proffits thathe would not move the knife 1cm downThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral Like it or not, propertiary software has offered the world huge technology leaps.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@brianbehlendorf@aral *mutters something about Xanadu*
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