When I think of software that is minimally tainted by productism, these come to mind:

- linux

- nix

- nushell

- helix

Are these products... at all? Do the open me up to new scams? I don't think so.

I'm not in a position to demand anything from the people who make these things. If they were subject to demands, their craft would be tainted by compromises made in acquiescence to those demands, and I'd probably be less enthusiastic about their software (because presumably, my tastes don't align with whichever others are also in a position to be making demands).

Supply and demand are well and good if what you're after is barley. But when you compare what there's demand for with what's being supplied re: software, there appears to be no correlation.

We gotta stop selling picks and shovels and start learning to be miners who have good taste in picks and shovels and the ability to make and remake our tools as needed. The disconnect is creating a hell for our users.