@derek5coms I think you're completely right: the main advantage is "free as in beer". I'm also learning that people trust it *less*.
@derek5coms @navybook Part of a larger (selfish) exploration of how libre software can be self-sustainable and support a growing company.
@derek5coms @navybook I believe in software freedom. I don't believe that most users know or care what it is. That's what I'm testing.
@mapkyca @kevinmarks Also: I'm checking on what peoples' answers are now, not after it's been explained to them.
@mapkyca @kevinmarks This was unscientific - but the Fb answers were more instructive than Twitter for me. I'm planning on a larger survey.
Scoring how successful you are based on how much time you spend on a social network is a completely unproblematic idea.
@taupeavenger Often half that. Basically commute + afternoon walk. Not great.
@_pius This is what I'm thinking too. As a bonus, it forces you into an API-and-front-end MVC pattern.
@timmmmyboy Pretty sure Google has a crawler that executes JS. Not guaranteed to be good though. And not available to the masses.
If everyone builds JS one-page apps that dynamically generate HTML, nothing can be crawled easily. It's all ephemeral. Does it matter?
@coreyhaines I feel like I'm missing something fundamental? Or is this more existential?
@2noame It's obviously hugely valuable and my model was simplistic. I don't, however, think open source coding is in the same ballpark.
@cmal_pp Planned production has also been shown to not work. My vote: more intelligent, compassionate capitalism. @mrclay_org
@mrclay_org @cmal_pp No doubt there are serious problems to be fixed (eg extreme inequality). I don't think exiting capitalism is answer.
You don't get to choose whether what you do "enriches society". Society will tell you.
I'm in favor of a universal basic income, but not as a magical salary for people to make valueless things. It's a safety net.
@hondanhon Mine's actually both fair trade and organic. Please don't click too hard.
@dangillmor @dweinberger I would love @withknown to be able to help with this. @zmneb
Homesickness is for the unadventurous. Missing people? That's a whole other thing.
@tinokremer sorry to hear that. It means export failed on the thumbnails. Will take a look.
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