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> Or at least a valid refutation Except that it isn't. While it's also technically true that we could all decide to live in the forest tomorrow and refuse to b
by RonanTheGrey 7y ago
> Or at least a valid refutation
Except that it isn't. While it's also technically true that we could all decide to live in the forest tomorrow and refuse to be part of the world, what do you think is the likelihood of that?
Real problems require real solutions, not back of the hand pontificating about how all choices are 100% free and just choose not to you lazy bastard.
A real argument would recognize the complexity rather than act like it doesn't exist.
- sixstringtheory 7y agoWe’re not talking about living in the woods. We’re talking about a small segment of developers who feel entitled to benefit from Apple’s products and also set their terms while they are at it. I think people that think this way also ignore complexities at play, which you bring up and I agree exist. The post that kicked off this chain made the point that you can choose not to develop on Apple platforms. I think it’s a mistake to conflate “first-world” decisions like which platforms or languages to use, or market segmentation or where we can make the most money the quickest with hockey stick growth to please our VC investors, with “third-world” lifestyles or asceticism. As though if one doesn’t develop on Apple tech, they may as well wander off into the woods? We should check our privilege here.