It's a bit tangential to the main topic, but > When people say “It’s a matter of principle!” they are usually doing something self-destructive. Oof. That's an

It's a bit tangential to the main topic, but > When people say “It’s a matter of principle!” they are usually doing something self-destructive. Oof. That's an interesting perspective on some of the choices I've made in the past. If no other choice, then the choice to use Free Software as much as possible, even when it is awkward to do so, might surely count. I note that the author does include the escape clause of "usually", so they're not claiming it as a universal. It is an interesting perspective to consider though. (Also, I've not caused any rifts with family members over principle, so at least I have that in my favour.)