a) "need" in the Communist/Marxist sense is definitely not the same as "want". I know that need and want exist on a continuum, but most software development is

a) "need" in the Communist/Marxist sense is definitely not the same as "want". I know that need and want exist on a continuum, but most software development is pretty firmly in the "want" neighborhood. When Marx used the word "need", he was talking about safety, food, shelter, clothing, etc. Porn and video games aren't the modern day equivalent of those things. That's part of the reason why the Marx philosophy doesn't necessarily match up with FOSS. b) Even ignoring "need" vs "want", tell that to my mom's quilting club. The venn diagram of quilters and coders has an extremely small intersection. The same can be said for tons of activities that old ladies and women in general enjoy.