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autobodie 4 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: When imperfect systems are good: Bluesky's lossy t...

> but without profit, people can't get paid, and they'll stop building

I wholeheartledly disagree. People build things all the time for things other than profit. In fact, most of the greatest things ever built were a loss for those who built them.

Dignity is the best motivator. Profit only supercedes dignity when dignity is not on offer.

krapp 4 months ago [–]

Profit supercedes dignity when one needs to eat, because one cannot eat dignity.

Being able to spend a significant amount of time and effort on passion projects is a luxury most people can't afford.

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