Yeah, I guess it can be abused easily, but again... how can we as code monkeys f...

rmrfstar · on Oct 24, 2020

That's the logic that gave us the PATRIOT Act, the full consequences of which have yet to be understood.

Ahmed90 · on Oct 24, 2020

I'm not from the US so I have no idea what's the history of the PATRIOT Act, but I get the concept, it's just F*ed up and we cant do shit about it

NegativeLatency · on Oct 24, 2020

Created after the 9/11 plane hijackings, people were scared.

“Never let a good crisis go to waste“ comes to mind.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act#History

iovrthoughtthis · on Oct 24, 2020

As code monkeys? Nothing that isn’t just changing the terrain.

As humans, do the politics.

squarefoot · on Oct 25, 2020

By refusing to work for whoever employs these practices. Open Source code and their licenses are better left open; "they" will always need to hire someone who can use it. Just be prepared to say no to some good money when the time comes.