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EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

I’m not a big fan of this sort of pseudo-philosophical contrarian fence-sitting.

I mean sure, he’s not technically wrong, but it also implies that while Developers have the freedom to perform these rug-pulls (they do), the author simultaneously wags their finger at the people who have freedom to react the way they have.

Developers (companies) are not entitled to be free from criticism or backlash for acting shitty.

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anon_8675309@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
If I write some software and put it on my GitHub then you come along and install it, that does not mean we now have a contract the binds us.

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- EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Cool, nobody said you did.
  
  Similarly, there’s no binding contract that says when you remove features from your software’s community edition in order to drive more profits without any added value, I’m disallowed from criticizing you for it.
  
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irmadlad@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

contrarian fence-sitting

I view it as living in reality.

Developers (companies) are not entitled to be free from criticism or backlash for acting shitty.

I didn’t take it as such. Sure, criticize and backlash all you need to feel comfortable again, but at the end of the day, open source dev teams pretty much chart their own course. That also applies the the entire kingdom of software, hardware, etc. Yes, they may lose customers or users, but it’s still their lump of clay to mold as they see fit. If they go tits up because of said rug pulls, then they go tits up. Life will continue and other options will be chosen.

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- EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Hmm seems everyone is living in the same reality is you though, so your comment has no substance or meaning other than some weird self-enlightened moral grandstanding.
  
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  - irmadlad@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    
    weird self-enlightened moral grandstanding.
    
    No, no moral high ground or grandstanding…just reality
    
    People are absolutely justified and allowed to criticize the greed of this company.
    
    Perhaps you missed the part where I said to criticize and backlash all you so desire until it makes you feel better. What I’m pointing out is that, at the end of the day, it’s not your lump of clay to mold even if you disagree with the way it’s being molded.
    
    objective reality is that you reap what you sow.
    
    Did you actually read my comment? Here let me paste the relevant part for this: If they go tits up because of said rug pulls, then they go tits up. Life will continue and other options will be chosen.
    
    So if they reap what they sow and they go tits up because they are a shitty acting company and do all sorts of things to piss you and their customers off, then they go tits up. How much more clear could I be? You are merely a user of their software. You have no other stake in the company. All you can do is voice your opinion loudly, but at the end of the day, that’s all you have and if they choose to ignore your opinion, your bellyaching serves no purpose other than being an ax to grind on your enshitification stone.
    
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    EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    
    No, no moral high ground or grandstanding…just reality
    
    No it’s 100% grandstanding, sorry.
    
    What I’m pointing out is that, at the end of the day, it’s not your lump of clay to mold even if you disagree with the way it’s being molded.
    
    So ultimately you’re adding nothing to the conversation at all. Yes this is the behavior I’m describing lol. VERY reddit behavior.
    
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