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1. Tobias Bernard (tbernard@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 21-Jan-2023 03:59:44 JST Tobias Bernard

   Some friends and I were discussing why we do free software even though it often means doing tons of work for little or no money.

   I think for me some major factors are the personal agency you have over the work (independent from employers/investors) and the potential for longevity that comes with having your work be part of the commons (projects can't be acquired and killed).

   That kind of unalienated relationship to your creative output is very rare outside of maybe fine arts or entertainment.

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   • Adrian Cochrane (alcinnz@floss.social)'s status on Saturday, 21-Jan-2023 05:37:33 JST Adrian Cochrane

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     • n0toose

     @n0toose @tbernard At least for my projects, I'd say yes & no.

     I relate alot to the passion and care artists approach their work with, but at the end of the day they're the ones making work that's enjoyable to pay attention to in their own right! I merely serve to facilitate directing attention to them. That's a big difference.

   • n0toose (n0toose@chaos.social)'s status on Saturday, 21-Jan-2023 05:37:34 JST n0toose

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     @tbernard Sometimes, I wonder whether we're artists.

   • André-LA 🎀 gamedev (andre_la@mastodon.gamedev.place)'s status on Saturday, 21-Jan-2023 05:41:37 JST André-LA 🎀 gamedev

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     @tbernard I 100% agree too, Libre Software actually cares about making something useful for the actual people (or at least for the author), instead of making something purely for profits with meaningless utilty that is any new trendy tech today generally.