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> starting to feel that the system is incredibly flawed It is! To this day the vast profits in tech are generated by (c)opywrong laws, which make no sense, and
by breck 4y ago
> starting to feel that the system is incredibly flawed
It is! To this day the vast profits in tech are generated by (c)opywrong laws, which make no sense, and are downright evil—because poor kids get access to crap information even though we have the technology to get humanity's best information to everyone. There are some people that have exploited these bad laws, like BG (see his 1976 letter^1) and have made vast fortunes. For a moment it looked like Google would be different, but then no, they too opted for profits over doing the right thing, and the web is getting worse.
No one is connecting the dots, or rather—people in tech and the media industries can connect the dots but mentally don't want to face the truth: the vast profits are from dishonest laws, not from some magic value creation.
We need to get rid of these bad laws and make money the honest way.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Open_Letter_to_Hobbyists https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Open_Letter_to_Hobbyists
- gruez 4y ago>To this day the vast profits in tech are generated by (c)opywrong laws, which make no sense, and are downright evil—because poor kids get access to crap information even though we have the technology to get humanity's best information to everyone. How is "poor kids get access to crap information" due to copyright? Access to good learning resources (eg. khan academy) is easier than ever.
- greenyoda 4y ago> Access to good learning resources (eg. khan academy) There's also the whole world of free software. Any kid or school that can afford an old PC and an internet connection can install Linux for free and use all the free software that runs on it. We live in a golden age of cheap computers and free software.