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Nice idea and a good way of introducing people to alternatives however I'd like to know what the people they met on the streets actually thought of the message
by k-mcgrady 13y ago
Nice idea and a good way of introducing people to alternatives however I'd like to know what the people they met on the streets actually thought of the message - it's interesting they don't mention that. I'm guessing most don't care. Also, pushing your beliefs on someone else through a gift is pretty sneaky. If I asked someone for an iTunes Gift Card and they gave me an FSF Membership Card as the guide suggests I would be quite pissed off.[1]
[1] https://static.fsf.org/nosvn/misc/GivingGuide2013.pdf https://static.fsf.org/nosvn/misc/GivingGuide2013.pdf
- greghinch 13y ago"Planned obsolescence"? I'm still using Macs from 2004 and 2008 just fine. They've certainly lasted longer than any PC I ever owned.
- bane 13y agoThere's almost nothing worse than getting somebody else's fringe beliefs given to you as a gift. It's like the opposite of a gift. Imagine if this was extended beyond software into the physical world: - instead of a new sweater, we've given you a schedule of anti-globalism meetup events, bring a protest sign and a gas mask! - instead of a basket of summer sausages, we've given you tickets to a screening of the latest undercover livestock mistreatment movie screening! - instead of a new TV we donated to the local Tea Party organization! - instead of a new puppy, we've made a donation in your name to the Animal Liberation Front! - instead of tickets to Hawaii we decided to donate the money to a carbon offset program, here's the receipt! - instead of a new BB-gun, we got you an NRA membership!