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Re:When free software isn't practically superior (2015) by yellowapple on Thursday December 17, 2020 @05:13PM (#25461212)
It does, however, typically necessitate the workers actually owning those means of production, which in the case of software typically entails either in-house development or the use of free software. The notion of any worker "owning" non-free software is illusory, at best.
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Re:When free software isn't practically superior (2015) by sudosysgen on Thursday December 17, 2020 @07:47PM (#25462464)
Indeed. Writ large, socialism isn't compatible with intellectual property, which I guess is part of the reason why early tech culture (and also nowadays but less so) has so many libertarian socialists.
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Re:When free software isn't practically superior (2015) by ineedasername on Thursday December 17, 2020 @08:19PM (#25462689)
and also nowadays but less so) has so many libertarian socialists

Maybe it's the HN bubble, but tech culture these days seems to have a strong element of anarcho-capitalism, taking the usual minarchism of libertarian thought just a small step further.

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Re:When free software isn't practically superior (2015) by sudosysgen on Thursday December 17, 2020 @08:25PM (#25462723)
Anarcho-capitalism and the general right-libertarian tendencies in tech culture are virulently opposed to libertarian socialism, though. That said, I agree with your appraisal.
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Re:When free software isn't practically superior (2015) by yellowapple on Friday December 18, 2020 @12:42PM (#25469684)
The HN bubble definitely has a lot to do with that, since the startup culture tends to hold capitalism on a pedestal.
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