Reading about FOSS philosophy, degoogling, becoming against corporations, and now a full-blown woke communist (like Linus Torvalds)

  • Beej Jorgensen@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    Use the right tool for the job, I say.

    I made a decent chunk of change with capitalism. I have a modest house and am well positioned for a middle-class retirement.

    Now I work for the government in a field for which I find the capitalist options wanting.

    I give away my programming guides for free online with no ads, but sell paper copies of the books for profit.

    Could I make more money by charging for the online versions? Sure. But some things are worth more than money.

    The quest for money doesn’t ruin everything, but it sure ruins a lot of things.

    Bell Labs of yore would be my dream company to work for.