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803 points csmantle | 1 comments | 13 Jul 25 08:38 UTC | HN request time: 0.223s | source

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pabzu ◴[13 Jul 25 09:48 UTC] No.44548934[source]▶

The post seems to present a false dichotomy:

    FOSS leads to enshittification, advertising, and bad practices.

    Paid software ensures quality assurance.

I believe counter-examples exist for both models. Many FOSS projects have avoided becoming tools for user exploitation, while numerous paid software products have deteriorated due to corporate greed.

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1. r_sz ◴[13 Jul 25 10:00 UTC] No.44548994[source]▶

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I don't think 'FOSS leads to enshittification, advertising, and bad practices' is implied by the article. What the article implies IMHO is that relying too much on ads leads to enshittification and bad practices.

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