Well everyone's journey is different. I started with just finding out how cool programming is, learned about foss, and then one day said "why doesn't everything follow foss principles?"

[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 15 points 11 months ago

and the answer, as with all things, is "because developers have to eat"

[–] KpntAutismus@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

my dad bought me a samsung galaxy ace, because an iphone was too expensive. now i run around with a fairphone telling people how great linux is (i never used linux for more than a day)

[–] Unreliable@lemmy.ml 16 points 11 months ago

Tell them about Arch Linux.

[–] Cowbee@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

FOSS is a good way to convert techbros to leftism.

[–] AnarchistsForDemocracy@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

How can somebody who can hack into any corporation, think Ayn Rand had anything clever to say?

[–] Cowbee@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

Delusions of self-confidence in their skills due to having an in-demand job. Once supply meets demand and their wages fall to the norm, tech bros won't have that insane level of confidence in having "won" Capitalism.

[–] wintermutehal@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Gor The Little beans, give them a few, for the 15 and up crowd, lay it on

[–] wintermutehal@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

For the little beans…