The mystery of why one ant species goes after larger foes (2018)

Re:The mystery of why one ant species goes after larger foes... by sushshshsh on Sunday October 04, 2020 @11:00AM (#24679525)

I really like the way you think! The open source movement is really getting closer and closer to this organizational structure.

When you stop thinking about "how do I sell this software to other people so I can buy the things I need", and instead move to a model of everybody building software that can help humans obtain the things they need, I think the world changes.

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Re:The mystery of why one ant species goes after larger foes... by agumonkey on Sunday October 04, 2020 @11:21AM (#24679658)

I'm torn because I think the sales/survival pressure also avoids slacking off you see.

Open source is not immune to false roads and mud.

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Re:The mystery of why one ant species goes after larger foes... by s0l1dsnak3123 on Sunday October 04, 2020 @01:06PM (#24680515)

You seem to equate slacking off with failure, when there's plenty of evidence to the contrary: https://blog.trello.com/slacking-off-speed-up-productivity

It's important to separate what we feel is productive work, from what will actually produce the most work on aggregate across society.

I think we can build a world where those who feel they need downward or lateral pressure to get things done can have this, but not at the expense of everyone else.

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Re:The mystery of why one ant species goes after larger foes... by agumonkey on Sunday October 04, 2020 @04:46PM (#24682151)

Don't worry I have a fairly broad measure of productivism that doesn't take into account transient fluff.

I meant slacking off as endless debates, running in circles and dropping things.

The art is the fine balance between progress and debt. oss doesn't guarantee that.

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