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"Proprietary software is immoral in general" LOL. I always wonder what kind of people say that kind of thing? Who are these people on hacker news? Do they live
by rwalle 4y ago
"Proprietary software is immoral in general"
LOL. I always wonder what kind of people say that kind of thing? Who are these people on hacker news? Do they live in a real world? Do they ever use Windows/Mac, Office/Google Docs, or maybe just Google? Do they use an iPhone or Android phone? Seriously?
- toastal 4y ago> Windows/Mac No. > Office/Google Docs Only when work stuff requires it > Google Nope. > iPhone or Android phone Android is open source and you can run it without Google Play Services just fine. Would I prefer a Linux phone (or maybe no phone), sure? But I live in a society that demands apps sometimes.
- paskozdilar 4y ago
- scbrg 4y agoJust because you are forced to interact with immoral things that doesn't mean they suddenly become moral. Libertarians who think taxation is theft still pay taxes. The local restaurant owner will pay the local goons their protection money - shockingly without thinking the protection scheme is a moral one. Many people buy goods manufactured in China, even if they don't support Government oppression (at least not to the extent that's going on there). Humans are complex creatures. You can disapprove of something while still being (more or less) forced into participating in the activity, without imploding in a puff of logic.