Re:Free and open source software projects are in transition
by rpastuszak on Monday July 31, 2023 @12:55PM
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I actually like the metaphor, although I agree it's flawed.
> "Extraction" in the literal sense of pulling something out, when dealing with physical material means that others cannot have what you've pulled out; it's gone.
For instance, look at the amount of brainpower wasted on using tech to steal our attention via adtech (and its supporting industries), large companies using OSS to increase their monopolies instead of giving back, small companies trying to build nothing of immediate value, but rather blitz-scale so they can get sold at valuations not reflecting their value.
> "Extraction" in the literal sense of pulling something out, when dealing with physical material means that others cannot have what you've pulled out; it's gone.
For instance, look at the amount of brainpower wasted on using tech to steal our attention via adtech (and its supporting industries), large companies using OSS to increase their monopolies instead of giving back, small companies trying to build nothing of immediate value, but rather blitz-scale so they can get sold at valuations not reflecting their value.