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Arend van Beelen

@arendjr@mstdn.social
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Author, philosopher, programmer, entrepreneur, husband and father.

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Joined June 16, 2023
Homepage:
https://arendjr.nl
Writer:
https://aronsilver.com
Philosophy:
https://philosophyofbalance.com
Couch Chili:
https://couch-chilis.nl

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Arend van Beelen @arendjr@mstdn.social · Apr 23, 2026
Arend van Beelen
@arendjr@mstdn.social

Author, philosopher, programmer, entrepreneur, husband and father.

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Replying to @jzakotnik@mastodon.social
@jzakotnik @thephpf oh, I agree such software serves a good purpose, and I would consider that volunteer work too. But I think you’re better off keeping such software closed these days. If another library wishes to use it, you can still share it with them of course. That way, you maintain the human collaboration while not making your efforts feed into the same tech companies that would usurp all libraries if they could.
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr@mstdn.social · Apr 22, 2026
Arend van Beelen
@arendjr@mstdn.social

Author, philosopher, programmer, entrepreneur, husband and father.

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Replying to @jzakotnik@mastodon.social
@jzakotnik @thephpf yeah, I’m not saying we have to judge it as a black and white thing that applies to all developers. But keeping our eyes on the ball, the question was: should open-source work be recognised as volunteer work? To which I will say that no, it should not. Because the main beneficiaries are no longer the humans seeking to collaborate, but the corporations who benefit from AI at both ends.
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr@mstdn.social · Apr 22, 2026
Arend van Beelen
@arendjr@mstdn.social

Author, philosopher, programmer, entrepreneur, husband and father.

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Replying to @jzakotnik@mastodon.social
@jzakotnik @thephpf while that’s sympathetic, how many people do you know who would like to volunteer for a project that gets primarily built for, and built by AI?
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr@mstdn.social · Apr 21, 2026
Arend van Beelen
@arendjr@mstdn.social

Author, philosopher, programmer, entrepreneur, husband and father.

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Replying to @thephpf@phpc.social
@thephpf I used to be an advocate for this kind of recognition, but given the advent of AI, I’m afraid I can no longer support this kind of idea. Volunteer work should be a positive thing for society, but open-source development has become a rather contentious thing here, since the main beneficiaries are now society-wrecking billionaires who own the AI models.
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr@mstdn.social · Apr 16, 2026
Arend van Beelen
@arendjr@mstdn.social

Author, philosopher, programmer, entrepreneur, husband and father.

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The #Philosophy of #Balance is back with another post, one very close to its roots: Objective vs subjective truth.

English: https://philosophyofbalance.com/blog/objective-vs-subject-truth/
Dutch: https://philosophyofbalance.com/blog/nl/objectieve-vs-subjectieve-waarheid/

As usual, reply to this toot to comment on the post.

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Arend van Beelen @arendjr@mstdn.social · Apr 14, 2026
Arend van Beelen
@arendjr@mstdn.social

Author, philosopher, programmer, entrepreneur, husband and father.

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RE: @aronsilver@indieauthors.social

#mrsCleyton wasn’t one to be messed with.

Buy now: https://aronsilver.com/mrs-cleyton#buy-now

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Arend van Beelen @arendjr@mstdn.social · Apr 07, 2026
Arend van Beelen
@arendjr@mstdn.social

Author, philosopher, programmer, entrepreneur, husband and father.

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@pentup@mastodon.art thanks for that! In that case I think POLDERS might actually make for a lovely infotainment cartoon 😊

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Pent Up Games 🔞 (@pentup@mastodon.art) - Mastodon.ART

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Arend van Beelen @arendjr@mstdn.social · Apr 07, 2026
Arend van Beelen
@arendjr@mstdn.social

Author, philosopher, programmer, entrepreneur, husband and father.

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#ScribesAndMakers 7 April: Would your current creative project make a good game?

Uhm, what if one of my creative projects IS a video game? 😅

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3417550/POLDERS

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Arend van Beelen @arendjr@mstdn.social · Apr 05, 2026
Arend van Beelen
@arendjr@mstdn.social

Author, philosopher, programmer, entrepreneur, husband and father.

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Another one bites the dust!

The #Philosophy of #Balance calls for your input! After all, it wouldn't be very balanced if I keep basing these posts only on my own stories now, would it? ;)

https://philosophyofbalance.com/blog/another-one-bites-the-dust/

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Arend van Beelen @arendjr@mstdn.social · Mar 29, 2026
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Replying to @RikerGoogling@mas.to
@RikerGoogling@mas.to #mrsCleyton ‘s favourite cup of tea.
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr@mstdn.social · Mar 04, 2026
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Replying to @crazyeddie__dup_521@mastodon.social
@crazyeddie @jascha sure thing. Love you too 😘
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr@mstdn.social · Mar 04, 2026
Arend van Beelen
@arendjr@mstdn.social

Author, philosopher, programmer, entrepreneur, husband and father.

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Replying to @crazyeddie__dup_521@mastodon.social
@crazyeddie @jascha haha, I’m not saying it goes for all of them, but I’ve run into plenty of such programmers in my career. As for baseless accusations, I guess the shoe fits 😅
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr@mstdn.social · Mar 04, 2026
Arend van Beelen
@arendjr@mstdn.social

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Replying to @crazyeddie@mastodon.social
@crazyeddie @jascha probably the same reason why native developers might not want you to learn about web development… they might fear their career is in jeopardy if another technology overtakes theirs…
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr@mstdn.social · Mar 03, 2026
Arend van Beelen
@arendjr@mstdn.social

Author, philosopher, programmer, entrepreneur, husband and father.

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Replying to @jascha@ohai.social
@jascha while I agree that it is indeed an overly generalist statement, I don’t think you should dismiss everything someone says after they made a possible mistake. Physicians often don’t want you to know about metaphysics. Biologists often don’t want you to know about endogenetics. Computer scientists don’t want you to understand quantum computers. Scientists are people like everyone else, and they too will often deny what you say based on bias or pass you off like a hot potato.
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr@mstdn.social · Feb 27, 2026
Arend van Beelen
@arendjr@mstdn.social

Author, philosopher, programmer, entrepreneur, husband and father.

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Replying to @europeanspodcast@mastodon.social
@europeanspodcast@mastodon.social Personally I take the fact they are slower as a positive. When I go on holiday, I don't want the stress of flying, nor the cramped seats of a plane. Rather, I can take the convenience and pace of the train to unwind and arrive at my destination well-rested.
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Arend van Beelen @arendjr@mstdn.social · Feb 16, 2026
Arend van Beelen
@arendjr@mstdn.social

Author, philosopher, programmer, entrepreneur, husband and father.

mstdn.social
Replying to @wffl@im-in.space
@wffl You may wish to contact https://jamsiedaly.com/ He organises Rust Amsterdam meetups and usually has good info on job offers.
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