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Re:Activists release code to generate free public transporta... by chumali on Monday September 02, 2019 @09:02AM (#20858849)
> Why would they be?

Because their position is naive and lacks any serious economic or political justification. Even assuming that their beliefs are sincerely held, this would not be the correct course of action to go about inciting change.

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Re:Activists release code to generate free public transporta... by dagw on Monday September 02, 2019 @09:36AM (#20859035)
Because their position is naive and lacks any serious economic or political justification.

When was the last time that stopped anybody from taking a political stance?

this would not be the correct course of action to go about inciting change

See question above.

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Re:Activists release code to generate free public transporta... by izietto on Monday September 02, 2019 @09:28AM (#20858990)
It seems to me a political opinion this one too (I'm not parting for whichever)
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Re:Activists release code to generate free public transporta... by Aeolun on Monday September 02, 2019 @08:57PM (#20862885)
You may hold a different opinion, but I think this is going to be reasonably effective in making the bus company fix their app.
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Re:Activists release code to generate free public transporta... by lonelappde on Monday September 02, 2019 @04:43PM (#20861634)
"I'm going to steal from the system (including all it's black users) until it stops being racist" is a bad way to fight racism, yes.
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