25 Years Later: Interview with Linus Torvalds

Re:25 Years Later: Interview with Linus Torvalds by raxxorrax on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @03:15AM (#19561413)

> There is no feasible way to separate politics from everyday life, and leaving "politics to those who knows about it" isn't really viable.

I vehemently agree with the second statement but the first is absurd without further establishing what "politics" means in this context.

> If you have listeners you have a responsibility

Not everyone listens to admire a person or to see your own views approved. On the contrary, I don't think popularity or visibility implies responsibility. That would also not hold up to reality, restrict the dialogue and patronizes listeners.

Maybe try to convince people on the merrit of your position without treating them like children.

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Re:25 Years Later: Interview with Linus Torvalds by gerard2 on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @04:25AM (#19561732)

I would say "politics" is organising the life together in all its aspect. With this definition in mind it is pretty much linked to everyday life, in my opinion. So yeah it is pretty feasible to separate one's enjoyment of a foggy morning to taxes or LGBTQ+ rights. But in a democracy this enjoyment is relevant to the ecological policy of your country for exemple and the opinion " I want less air pollution because I like foggy morning" is for me as justified as the next guy's.

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