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It does, however, typically necessitate the workers actually owning those means of production, which in the case of software typically entails either in-house d
by yellowapple 6y ago
It does, however, typically necessitate the workers actually owning those means of production, which in the case of software typically entails either in-house development or the use of free software. The notion of any worker "owning" non-free software is illusory, at best.
- sudosysgen 6y agoIndeed. Writ large, socialism isn't compatible with intellectual property, which I guess is part of the reason why early tech culture (and also nowadays but less so) has so many libertarian socialists.
- ineedasername 6y agoand also nowadays but less so) has so many libertarian socialists Maybe it's the HN bubble, but tech culture these days seems to have a strong element of anarcho-capitalism, taking the usual minarchism of libertarian thought just a small step further.
- sudosysgen 6y agoAnarcho-capitalism and the general right-libertarian tendencies in tech culture are virulently opposed to libertarian socialism, though. That said, I agree with your appraisal.
- yellowapple 6y agoThe HN bubble definitely has a lot to do with that, since the startup culture tends to hold capitalism on a pedestal.