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It's kind of like democracy. Sure, it's hard to elect a new leader or pass a new law, but it's possible, and that possibility is very valuable. It's also kind
by mbrock 10y ago
It's kind of like democracy. Sure, it's hard to elect a new leader or pass a new law, but it's possible, and that possibility is very valuable.
It's also kind of like open knowledge, like science and math. Sure, it's hard to learn algebra or biology, but with hard work you can master it and contribute.
- Skunkleton 10y agoYeah, but sometimes the leader I voted for doesn't win, so we should go back to being a monarchy.
- the_af 10y agoCompletely agreed! I'm a fan of FOSS, and for me the balance is definitely positive. I like that the possibility is there, even if many times it's not within my skill or patience to fix it myself. Same with science indeed. Even if I cannot always fix things myself, looking at (and breaking!) free source code taught me a lot about programming.