I analyzed the history of “Who is Hiring?” threads

Re:I analyzed the history of “Who is Hiring?” threads by DoreenMichele on Monday July 15, 2019 @05:31PM (#20445480)

And maybe that next-gen professionals' social network can be the first open and free one?

Volunteers have to have somewhat cushy lives to be able to give their time and expertise for free. Stallman was willing to live by his ideals. He was also intermittently homeless while doing so.

These ideas of "We can rebuild it. We can make it better. We can also do it for free!" tend to be unrealistic fantasies.

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Re:I analyzed the history of “Who is Hiring?” threads by bena on Monday July 15, 2019 @05:59PM (#20445689)

Stallman also had the advantage of living within the university system for a long time while he built his reputation, so once he was on his own, he could use his reputation to solicit services. The average person has to do more to keep a roof over their head.

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Re:I analyzed the history of “Who is Hiring?” threads by DoreenMichele on Monday July 15, 2019 @06:13PM (#20445783)

Yeah, he was often sleeping in some hacker space when he had no place of his own. It was like "homeless light," from what I gather.

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