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[–] barryamelton@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 months ago (5 children)

We try. We also pivot to open source to try and regain control because it's the only way. We even share our passions with those who ask.

You folks just roll your eyes and put more money on their hands.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 36 points 2 months ago (4 children)

This "tech crowd" and "you folks" dichotomy is not helpful at all. Tell people how they can help, volunteer, donate etc, don't wedge gaps between the same class fighting against the same ruling class. I'm a software engineer. I write open source software. I get that it's tiring and you can see the worst in people when doing it, but we're going to have to be better than that if we want to change things.

And for those reading like the top commenter, don't sit on your hands and wait for "tech folks" to figure stuff out. It's us vs. corporate greed, not "us hoping the tech folks save us from corporate greed" or "us tech folks being badgered like we should be some saviors against corporate greed." Write your representatives to tell them this isn't ok. Be mindful in your selection when you purchase a vehicle. Ask your tech savvy friends and family what you can do to help. You aren't helpless in this, and as OP said, just sitting and waiting for something to be fixed or changed doesn't help the overall goal.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml -4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

dismissing our warnings as some nerd turf wars for decades aint helping anyone either.

no amount of talking to normies will fix this because you would rather listen to the corporations. and this precedes any form of action.

[–] Pandemanium@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What exactly do you propose the "normies" do? Is there some non-corporation making road-worthy cars? No? Let me guess, you want a family of 5 to bike 2 hours to the nearest school/park/grocery store in the snow on rural roads with no shoulder just to avoid paying a corporation? Take the nonexistent train?

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

who suggested bikes?

let me just say this: if facebook were known to be doing the shit it does today in 2002, it wouldnt have fucking flied, because normies trusted people more than they did corporations. throw away the notion we are powerless against corporations.

no need to make up that huge strawman when you could have properly read what i bothered to type out.

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