3 ms·
Not that a comic proves anything either way, but if you're going to quote that part, let's include the entire text (copied from https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki
by Cyphase 3y ago
Not that a comic proves anything either way, but if you're going to quote that part, let's include the entire text (copied from https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/743#Transcript https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/743#Transcript):
2003:
[Cueball approaches a bearded fellow.]
Cueball: Did you get my essay?
Bearded Fellow: Yeah, it was good! But it was a .doc; You should really use a more open-
Cueball: Give it a rest already. Maybe we just want to live our lives and use software that works, not get wrapped up in your stupid nerd turf wars.
Bearded Fellow: I just want people to care about the infrastructures we're building and who-
Cueball: No, you just want to feel smugly superior. You have no sense of perspective and are probably autistic.
2010:
Cueball: Oh my God! We handed control of our social world to Facebook and they're DOING EVIL STUFF!
Bearded Fellow: Do you see this?
[Inset, the bearded fellow rubs his index and middle fingers against his thumb.]
Bearded Fellow: It's the world's tiniest open-source violin.