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I love the sentiments and ideas presented. Thanks for putting these thoughts into words, and sharing. Not sure why some ppl interpret your post as some kind of militant set of demands. It's very thought-provoking and helps think about software and its creation/curation/usage in a different light. The deeply-instilled "corporate vendor -> money-expending user" ecosystem of software and computing comes with many costs, sociological, psychological and so on. Further, the ability to have agency over one's computing experience is basically constantly threatened by software vendors and constantly-lobbied regulators. I think it's wise to persistently question the status quo, especially when it is largely dominated by profit-centric intentions.