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1. Dave Lane (lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Monday, 03-Jan-2022 00:12:21 UTC Dave Lane

   @bob I fear you're right. I'm even seeing former "old guard" who've sold out to proprietary. They sort of say - 'yeah, the lobotomy is uncomfortable, but the result is I don't have to put in any effort, and hey, being owned by corporations isn't all that bad. I can still watch cat videos.'

   • Dave Lane (lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Monday, 03-Jan-2022 00:12:18 UTC Dave Lane

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     @bob The only downside is that they've had to let go of all those childish aspirations they had of making the world a better place. Yeah, that's the price of financial stability in tech these days. I guess I'm a lucky one, because I haven't had to make that compromise.

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   • Dave Lane (lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Monday, 03-Jan-2022 00:12:19 UTC Dave Lane

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     @bob "and they pay me a modest stipend to stay 'sold out'."

   • Dave Lane (lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Monday, 03-Jan-2022 00:12:51 UTC Dave Lane

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     @bob I should say "was it luck *and privilege*?" because I've definitely had some of that...

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   • Dave Lane (lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Monday, 03-Jan-2022 00:12:52 UTC Dave Lane

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     @bob the big question, though: was it purely luck? Or am I just more committed to my principles than others are, and willing to do the work? It's a hard one to answer.