Comment on Is it just me or do Lemmy communities tend to skew left wing? Why might this be?
VinesNFluff@pawb.social 3 months agoWhy would I, a right wing libertarian, lend my time to developing a piece of software that I am unable to make a profit from? I have no motive.
Because you do stand to gain regardless. “I have my code on the source of <major FOSS project every tech guy has heard of>” is like. Amazing portfolio material for any job interview. I had a friend get a job in the games industry (though they regret it to this day because the game industry sucks–) with nothing on his resumé except for a smattering of mods for popular games.
aleph@lemm.ee 3 months ago
That’s true, but it still doesn’t change the fact that the FOSS ethos runs in direct conflict with the ideals of capitalism and private ownership, and libertarians are nothing if not fans of those things.
xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 3 months ago
Being able to do what you want is a part of private ownership. Some people just like making their code available to everyone.
otp@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
Communists create FOSS projects. Libertarians also contribute.
Paradox solved! /s lol