Anarchist, eh? You're using a network designed by a government defense agency. You drive on roads built by organized governmental efforts. The laws that keep you somewhat safe (ie, driving laws, etc) are enforced governmentally. Anarchism is the sociopolitical equivalent of autism. You might be against current governmental and societal structure - I know I am - but I strongly doubt you have fully thought out your anarchist ideals. Tragedy of the masses is a thing. As is tyranny. There's a middle ground, as with all things. Extremism of any kind has never once worked out well for anybody involved ... please argue that if you can.
Libre software is Not inherently better. It's an option, which is important. Nobody needs to be forced into 'freedom', because that's not freedom. On Thu Feb 19 2015 at 2:09:48 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > > you can't (successfully) simply assume that the reasons for > > something being the way it is are purely ideological. > > I didn't see you say anything remotely like that, but in that case, who are > you trying to prove that to? I don't think anyone disagrees with that > point. > If anything, many bad outcomes we've seen are a result of a distinct lack > of > ideological drive (or, ideologies, that focus on rejecting ideologies in > favor of so-called pragmatism, like open source). > > > "This is free, so it's better" makes no sense, it's like > > supporting an Anarchist movement simply because you don't > > like how the government works - it's a failing proposition > > that has been superseded with good reason. > > If one program is libre and the other is proprietary, the libre program is > better in the freedom dimension. If, like most of us, you support the libre > software movement, that makes the program better, because practical > benefits > are secondary to freedom. > > I'm not sure what your anarchism analogy is supposed to mean, but I happen > to > be an anarchist, and one thing I'd like to point out is that there is not a > single "Anarchist movement"; several different ideas fall under the > umbrella > of anarchism. >
