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Re:The tech utopia fantasy is over by 01100011 on Saturday November 23, 2024 @03:03PM (#42223485)
Some nerds got it. See Richard Stallman. The GPL is based on the inherent badness of mankind and finding ways to protect against it.

Some nerds were autocrats and sleazebags but they just needed to gain dominance for those traits to appear.

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Re:The tech utopia fantasy is over by alganet on Saturday November 23, 2024 @03:16PM (#42223580)
In contrast, the four essential freedoms were based on the inherent goodness of mankind.
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