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en:philosophy:technical_feudalism [2025/01/13 13:03]
throgh [The misunderstanding of tolerance]
en:philosophy:technical_feudalism [2025/01/25 14:44] (current)
throgh [The problem of the belief and chosen ones]
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 +Mankind had in its own history more than only one recurring problem and issues with following so-called "chosen ones". The concept is foremost the same and can be also reflected back in generic to the religious beliefs at the same time: Approaching a desired state until this has nothing more left as being a cult. At the same time there is the opposite way: The work on the desired state with most pragmatism until anything can be done and also anything is possible and allowed.
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 +Both ways reflect in the perspective for a freedom but also democratic and inclusive oriented society and group a very bad outcome. Also both result within individuals and groups defined as elementary for the further existance of that approach. But here is exactly the main problem: Argueing forth and back about free, libre software has nothing more left as the repeating of some statements, while majority has either failed to see the need to reflect issues or just use the most pragmatic and convinient way, making free and libre culture nothing more than an empty phrase. A movement should be able to see its possible problems and flaws, work on and overcome them, making it possible for every individual to emancipate and enhance abilities or capacities of facts and information. When a movement is only possible to exist with just one group, organisation or individual person, it will not develop further and finally fail. The same way around with the pragmatism: When anything is possible, nothing especially has a worth and any principle may be used at any given time.
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 +In the end this brings back the earlier mentioned points of ethic and moral: What is elementary for technical emancipation as opposite movement towards the described feudalism? Working together, showing the ability towards empathy and support for others when they ask for help, recognize the need of undefined and empty spaces within a movement, a program or any other part, trying to fill this gap and therefore grant a better outcome. When we empower ourselves only to feel empowered and grow to just control others, we are not better. In fact we are even worse as the ones we perhaps initially wanted to teach better: We should know better and nevertheless failed to the simple matter of greed. **Therefore no individual or group should have concentration of power and also not being just focussed on. The claims are important, the deeds and results same.**
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 +This is reached now more and more in the space of free, libre software: With so-called "normalized" projects everyone should need. Also the imagination of corporations / companies offering free and permissive software for the "greater good", while pretending to be open for a free society. That is more away from the truth than ever before as companies / corporations would do anything to preserve and enhance their position and income. Not only betraying people, destroying the environment, even also working with inhumane ideologies and pure hatred when this is granting enough attention and therefore money and lasting influence and power.
 ===== The combination of contradictions ===== ===== The combination of contradictions =====