[AndrewKemendo]

This is always the response

Some form of “tough break kid welcome to the real world”

There’s a pervasive “if you can’t beat them join them“ attitude about these antisocial financial and social structures.

We need more people to say “Here’s an alternative to that model” instead of just throwing their hands up.

Stop excusing it. Start pushing for alternative ways to organize.

[sledgehammers]

So refreshing to hear a voice of reason.

You are totally right.

This shit attitude needs to change.

[AndrewKemendo]

Thank you.

It's increasingly hard not to be cynical but I've been through the cynicism phase a few times and I know how useless it is.

[latency-guy2]

> This is always the response

Because it's the right one.

> Some form of “tough break kid welcome to the real world”

Yes.

> There’s a pervasive “if you can’t beat them join them“ attitude about these antisocial financial and social structures.

The argument would be sound, if and only if others weren't making a business off the free to one side of the equation.

> We need more people to say “Here’s an alternative to that model” instead of just throwing their hands up.

You have no alternative until you offer free compute, storage, hosting, for reddit, Twitter, Google, etc., as far as I can tell, you do none of these things, nor will you be able to fundamentally break physics to do so.

> Stop excusing it. Start pushing for alternative ways to organize.

Pay me.

[AndrewKemendo]

Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the furthest thing from it. Because cynics don't learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness: a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say 'no.' But saying 'yes' begins things. Saying 'yes' is how things grow.

[latency-guy2]

I think I've said yes in that comment once or twice. I don't know how well you think you are performing as you're trying to force this lame literary device you've invented, but I don't think insulting me is going to get you very far.