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Why We Can't Have Nice Software (hachyderm.io)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Why We Can't Have Nice Software

https://andrewkelley.me/post/why-we-cant-have-nice-software.html

From Andrew R. Kelley, he's the author of the Zig language

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago

So, I'm supposed to be happy, that I'm only sucking the good Western dick?

Seriously, take a step back and look at what you're saying. You're acknowledging that the system sucks, but because I happen to be among the slightly less fucked group, I'm supposed to be happy?

I'm from East Germany, were the socialist party members here 40 years ago supposed to be happy, that they at least were not one of those in political prison? Were the half Jews 90 years ago supposed to be happy, that they are at least not put into camps (yet)?

We live in a system that literally kills millions of people every year in the name of money and forces billions of people into misery. And I'm supposed to be happy that I can afford a vacuum robot without a second thought?