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by deathanatos 345 days ago
Some of TFA is more grounded. That particular paragraph though…

It exemplifies why beneficial change is so hard sometimes. The loudest voice in the room can go "here are the problems", we can all nod along in agreement, and then "and here's what we should do" … and it's just out there. I've seen this happen numerous times — borderline continuously — in politics.

Even ealier in the article, they (rightly, IMO) skewer Mozilla for laying off the Rust and Servo teams, but then TFA utterly undercuts its own thesis with,

> It shouldn't be trying to capitalize on [projects such as Rust or Servo].

What? What's the point of Rust, or Servo, then, if not to develop a better Firefox?
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JohnBooty 344 days ago 

    and it's just out there.
Yeah! Marx is the most extreme example of this in world history, probably. His critiques of capitalism are absolutely some of the truest words ever written. They are essential. They should be required reading for the entire human race, even for the most better-dead-than-red capitalist. Embracing capitalism without acknowledging the downsides is just about the most dangerous thing imaginable.

But then, Marx's proposed solutions... well, you know. They've never worked out too well. To make the understatement of a lifetime.

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