Post #2477502
2024-05-20 11:47 UTC
Not linking directly because I don't want to shit on projects I believe are genuinely trying to make the web better, but every time I see a post about "the small web" or a more "humane" web or whatever that includes phrases like this about content: "created without the motivation of financial gain" I sigh so deeply lol
I am begging ethical web enthusiasts to understand what an extreme privilege it is to spend time working on something without worrying about money
Replies (4)
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@sue@glasgow.social 2024-05-20 11:50
Didn't we learn this from open source already? This shit is how you end up with spaces at best lacking inclusion and more likely hostile to a diverse representation of voices Wanting to get paid for work isn't an optional extra for the overwhelming majority of people in the world ffs
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@gvwilson@mastodon.social 2024-05-20 11:50
@sue@glasgow.social "The trick is to do good _and_ get paid." - George Orwell
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@samwalkow@mastodon.social 2024-05-20 11:53
@sue@glasgow.social it’s maddening. And often, in those spaces, talking about money isn’t appreciated.
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@http_error_418@hachyderm.io 2024-05-20 12:40
@sue@glasgow.social the phrase "spending time" is itself a hint, and not a subtle one