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      2 months ago

      You may have missed the word “pipeline.” I’m not denying people change, but this meme is suggesting that good intentions are the first step toward bad intentions.

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      Sure there are plenty of situations where services remain open and free (for now), like wikipedia, linux distros, etc. but we aren’t always that lucky.

      It’s got absolutely fuck all to do with “luck.” It has everything to do with adoption.

      Most people won’t adopt things that aren’t sufficiently pretty. They’re more than happy being data whores for social media pimps because it’s so fun.

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      Nah.

      I mean, if they became rich, maybe. Certainly contrast Stanford-era Brin with modern Google, sure.

      But um… Nah.