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TC on open source evangelists (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by morrowind@lemmy.ml to c/foss@beehaw.org

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TechConnectify@mas.to - Oh my gosh I just figured it out.

Okay, all you open source evangelist people: your knee-jerk reaction to come at people who are talking about a problem with whatever commercial software they use and suggest Your Favorite Alternatives™ is exactly like saying "why don't you just buy a house?" to someone complaining about their landlord.

TechConnectify@mas.to - Actually, to borrow from @DoubleA, it's worse than that.

It's like talking to someone who is in a crappy apartment as though they have the agency and skills to stake out a plot of land and build their own home.

You have to be at peace with the fact that some people just want to exist and not worry about so many things. And they still have a right to complain about their situation.

Link to thread: https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/111539959265152243

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[–] ech@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Better comparison would've been something like "Annoyed with your landlord? Go build a cabin in the woods!". Like, that's straight-up appealing to some people, but it's also not just something anyone and everyone can do.

[–] OrnateLuna@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 years ago

Even then that's not that accurate, more like move to a different place. It's inconvenient and might not have all the same things you wanted/liked from your old place but you can actually change things in the new place if you really want to

[–] Kir@feddit.it 0 points 2 years ago

If buying an house was free, you can be sure I would definitely tell that to every fucking anyone.

[–] ono@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago

is exactly like saying “why don’t you just buy a house?” to someone complaining about their landlord.

What an idiotic comparison.

Buying a house costs so much money and time that most people cannot afford to, and those who can generally must go into debt for most of their remaining lives in order to do so. Suggesting FOSS to replace "whatever commercial software they use" is the polar opposite, in that it's literally free (usually in both senses of the word). It's more like suggesting that someone consider a new route to commute from home to work.

Also, this opening...

Okay, all you open source evangelist people: your knee-jerk reaction to come at people

...is incredibly reductive and combative. The world needs less of that, not more.