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Re:Reasons not to use Facebook by serf on Saturday March 14, 2015 @02:24AM (#9201721)
>At this point in the evolution in technology, I find that Stallman is increasingly irrelevant

Funny, because after all the NSA/Snowden/Confirmed-backdooring-everywhere hooplah I feel as if his view points--especially those having to do with machine ownership and the need for free software to get to that point--are increasingly relevant.

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Re:Reasons not to use Facebook by TaylorAlexander on Saturday March 14, 2015 @07:32AM (#9202249)
Agreed. I appreciate Free Software a hell of a lot more now that I know the US government basically has secret control over any US tech company they are interested in. Free software isn't immune to outside influence, but it feels a hell of a lot safer than blind trust in companies we know are compromised.

Just recently the complaints about all kinds of bad software behavior having me seeing why Stallman has been right all along.

Think about the idealized versions of software we see on certain movies and TV shows, or even art. They're all cluttered and free from ads or exploitation - because that's what people really want. I understand people need a way to pay for their site, but we've gone overboard with surveillance and monetization of the user.

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