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themodelplumber on April 14, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Like Tweeting, but You Can't Use the Letter E

> If you make open source feel expensive and luxurious, they will come

Hmmm...So: let's ask a bunch of objective, analytical, concrete techies to pivot themselves over to a subjective, abstract, feelings-based judgment process which requires a great sensitivity and sense of cultural refinement.

cardiffspaceman on April 14, 2017 [–]

I'm not sure what this ad hominem comment was supposed to accomplish. Don't we already have people who appreciate subjective and cultural concerns involved?

zimpenfish on April 15, 2017 | [–]

> The cybre.space instance calls each post a “florp” instead of a “toot.”

I'm not entirely convinced that we do, no.

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