>I think it is (unfortunately) a privilege of being able to afford the FOSS and privacy-focused alternatives--through money and time. A good salary gives you room for privilege. I don't think you can separate finances from the equation. Many people are just out there trying to take the easiest route to survive, and FOSS isn't as easy.
"I understand that “teaching a man to fish” is a thing, but that metaphor breaks down under the constraints of time and the pressures modern civilization. The ability to make tools stems from access to time. The freedom of time comes from having money. There’s a reason all those Renaissance dudes knew 7 languages, had spare time to write poetry, write essays on philosophy, and built their own laboratories. It’s because someone was doing their dishes and laundry for them. Someone else was subsidizing the overhead."
(The article make a rather different point and that quote is slightly cherrypicked, btw. It's a good article, I recommend it.)
Reminds me of a quote from http://theantisense.com/2018/10/26/biohacking-trash-flavored...
"I understand that “teaching a man to fish” is a thing, but that metaphor breaks down under the constraints of time and the pressures modern civilization. The ability to make tools stems from access to time. The freedom of time comes from having money. There’s a reason all those Renaissance dudes knew 7 languages, had spare time to write poetry, write essays on philosophy, and built their own laboratories. It’s because someone was doing their dishes and laundry for them. Someone else was subsidizing the overhead."
(The article make a rather different point and that quote is slightly cherrypicked, btw. It's a good article, I recommend it.)