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I believe, it is broader than you think: we’re always telling children that they have to learn to share, to be considerate of each other’s needs, to help each
by sepeth 13y ago
I believe, it is broader than you think:
we’re always telling children that they have to learn to share, to be considerate of each other’s needs, to help each other; then we go off into the real world where we assume that everyone is naturally selfish and competitive. But an anarchist would point out: in fact, what we say to our children is right. Pretty much every great worthwhile achievement in human history, every discovery or accomplishment that’s improved our lives, has been based on cooperation and mutual aid; even now, most of us spend more of our money on our friends and families than on ourselves; while likely as not there will always be competitive people in the world, there’s no reason why society has to be based on encouraging such behavior, let alone making people compete over the basic necessities of life. That only serves the interests of people in power, who want us to live in fear of one another. That’s why anarchists call for a society based not only on free association but mutual aid.
http://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-are-you-an-anarchist-the-answer-may-surprise-you http://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-are-you...
- gress 13y agoI totally believe in cooperation and mutual aid. I believe it's critical for that to be based on trust and individual choice, or it is meaningless. This is why I don't like RMS's attempt to force it on us.
- teddyh 13y agoIn that case, you ought, logically, to be against all forms of copyright and patents.
- gress 13y agoI am against patents, and I agree that by implication copyright is harmful too. I tend not to be an absolutist so am still considering my position on it, but I can't really defend copyright strongly.
- teddyh 13y agoWell then; Should copyright cease to exist, the GPL would have no power and would no longer have any meaning. But while copyright does exist, the GPL will continue to work against the imbalance of power copyright (and, lately, patents) create. If I may make a parable: Don’t hate the rebels for being violent; hate the oppressive state against which they rebel.
- gress 13y agoThe GPL doesn't work against the imbalance of power created by copyrights. It works to strengthen it by reducing the options for individual creators to make money from their efforts, and buttressing the power of established interests. But - you make a good point - a good reason to be against copyright is because abolishing it would defeat the GPL.