I believe the moral duty of every programmer is to make programs that enhance life -- be it by amusement, aesthetic, or practical utility -- for those who are deserving of their work, and to deny their work to fascism and all other toxic ideologies. It's that simple.
If you want to fuck up a smart person, get him interested in programming. Next thing you know heβs got a long beard and a shelf full of textbooks and the source code for a window manager open on his computer.
Seems pretty simple, no?
Why do all the right wingers not simply gather in one place, push everyone else out, and live their way leaving everyone else alone?
Simple. It's not about having things their way -- their way changes whenever it's convenient. No, it's about making sure nobody else has anything.
They don't want anyone other than them to benefit from anything, ever. If it makes you happy, they want to take it away from you or destroy it. If it improves your life, they want it gone.
That is how much they hate you. Accept that, and you will begin to become ready for the fight.
The real reason a working class revolution has never happened in the US is because none of them seem to even know what "working class" even means.
People used to imagine being a superhero. Now they just imagine being saved by one.
The difference points at something very bad. Our imaginations fuel our future, our narratives shape our lives -- and the narrative has been poisoned.
Downloading a full 100+GB Wikipedia rip for local use, at 45MB/sec. Gods I love fibre optic internet service.
