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This is so unfair to the article author. People do things to make money because you need money to live in society! People want to be financially and creatively
by omeze 4y ago
This is so unfair to the article author. People do things to make money because you need money to live in society! People want to be financially and creatively independent and starting a business, or learning how, is a completely fine thing to do. You can do volunteer work, contribute to open source, or whatever else for free, but why do you have to deride someone for trying to sell software?
- Kinrany 4y agoThe need to make money is not a universal defense of anything that makes money.
- mejutoco 4y agoIt is a variation of the Nuremberg defense https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_orders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_orders We pretend to be rational and as soon as livelihood is affected logic goes out of the window. (not talking about the specific person, just about the logical argument)
- jollofricepeas 4y agoNot sure why you’re getting downvoted. You’re making a very interesting point about capitalism and democracy that people should keep in mind. But… 1) I disagree that logic is the thing that goes out of the window, instead it’s “morality.” We sacrifice our sense of acting in the greater good and instead optimize for ourselves 2) There have been too many events in business and democratic history for me to believe that this disposal of our morality though repugnant is not just a human trait developed via evolution for some sort of greater purpose that benefits our species in a larger way than all of the disasters its caused (ie. Great Recession, Opiod Epidemic, Nazi Germany, Challenger Disaster, etc)
- omeze 4y agoCool, thats not what I said. Building software that people will buy gives you creative freedom.
- kiba 4y agoThe problem isn't making money, it's making money without regard to how your activity impacts other.
- omeze 4y agoYes… and upon reading the post, I think that’s a very unfair characterization of the author’s app. This is a highly targeted niche convenience app. The activity is controversial, so is skill-based matchmaking in multiplayer games or CG in anime. That doesn’t mean the author is some heartless knob out to destroy society one watch app at a time!
- powera 4y agoCalling it "controversial" is a way of whitewashing that it would get you kicked out of any poker game I have ever attended. Possibly you could get away with it at a shady home game where the other players know it is a sign you are a massive fish and will still lose money.
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