alt Hacker NewsIt's funny that humans working together for mutual benefit via any other mechanism than regimented corporate slavery is considered insane.
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designerarvid • today at 3:55 PM
Easily explained by the fact that writing some types of software and seeing people using it is fun. Some people take photos for free also.
Doesn’t apply everywhere though.
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The issue is how do you interact with other industries/trades who protect their profit making potential.
Ok great - all software and networks are "free." How do you pay for Doctors and Plumbers and Electricians whose earnings are legally protected by the state but whose skill bases are also freely available to be used within the margin of error of a professional or a layman?
Issues like this are great to have conversations about, but if people don't start broadening the scope very quickly, it just turns into the IT/CS worker's worth going to 0 in a world where others worth are protected. And history states, if only 1 group sees the threat, the remaining trades/industries will let it die.