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by lrvick 216 days ago
No luck needed. It was a series of intentional choices anyone could make if they wished.

I co-run two tech companies in silicon valley, maintain several online communities, organize events, have an active social life, travel a lot, have many tech hobbies, go to shows and events, etc.

I am hardly the amish person people tend to imagine.

FOSS software can work for virtually anyone in the modern world that wants freedom.
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tcfhgj 216 days ago
> Who has the technical skill to use a command line and/or a build system.

everyone who is able to dedicate some spare time to it

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TheOtherHobbes 216 days ago
Who has the technical skill to use a command line and/or a build system.

So maybe 5% of the population on a good day.

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getpokedagain 216 days ago
You can install graphene os on a phone using a USB cable and a web page.
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danaris 216 days ago
It takes a lot of luck to be able to live in the Bay Area in the first place, and a lot of luck to be able to "co-run two tech companies in Silicon Valley".

If you think this is something anyone can Just Do if they decide to do it, you have fallen pretty hard for a certain kind of capitalist propaganda.

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