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You haven't seen that because there is none.
But the right left will label anybody that has even a slight disagreement as far right.
Nowadays a bunch of things (not all of them, of course) labeled as far right are perfectly fine, so much so that it's the stuff that democrats from 15-20 years ago would have advocated for.
They're free to support Nazis, I'm free to not buy their product. Just make sure your favorite employer's IT department is aware of this before they make a purchase order.
Which ethical laptop would you recommend?
So many options!
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Free software (that some people call "open-source") is exactly about your freedoms, i.e., it's inherently political.
It's about end-users' freedom though, in a technological sense, not really under other points of view.
Oh man... Technology has always been a refuge from politics for me. I know this is a childish view of the world, but still... Today the nerdiest of things are still filled with politics. Rust, nix, open source hardware... there is nowhere to "hide".
Technology is a force multiplier just like weapons are, and as such, it can never be extracted from politics.
It can, however, be really difficult to be aware of all the dirty laundry companies have, and cross-company deals like TFA deals with only make that harder. I definitely have a lot of sympathy for those who (admittedly like myself) don't spend their time investigating what every company in their life does behind the curtain.
Even once you know a particular company does something shady, it can be difficult (if not impossible) to find alternatives due to the massive consolidation of markets we've seen in past decades. Or, just as bad - you do have several options, but all of them engage in bad behavior, such that there's still not an obviously good option.
Normally, I'd expect governments to tamp down on this, but, well, even many western countries' governments are bribed to the gills explicitly not to, and I don't see that getting any better in my lifetime.
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I'm not making stuff up? I'm making a claim that's only supported by my personal experience, the evidence I've seen (of people buying it), and the observation that Framework is pushing it for the very same reason. I'm also being transparent about that.
Come on dude. In your initial comment you provided it as literal fact. Only after your unsupported claim got called out you admitted to making it up and branded it as anecdotal.
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But also, more recently, there are very loud voices labeling everything left of "far right" as "extreme radical leftist". And, yeah, I'm with your second paragraph. I think much of the country thinks that illegal immigration is a problem, and also thinks that Trump's enforcement of it has been unreasonably brutal and cruel. And a bunch of them think that trans people don't belong on womens' sports teams and that kids…
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Come on dude. In your initial comment you provided it as literal fact. Only after your unsupported claim got called out you admitted to making it up and branded it as anecdotal.
I'll report back once the peer reviewed study is released.
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I'll report back once the peer reviewed study is released.
You could just stop shoehorning exaggerated statements into your writing.
What's your estimate, if you think mine is exaggerated? 10? A material difference?
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You could just stop shoehorning exaggerated statements into your writing.
I didn't (and don't) believe that to be an exaggeration -- My confidence in that number may not be released sales reports, but I see a very clear pattern of people reporting buying Frameworks for the move to Omarchy (the server has also grown 5-10x in the last two months), and have seen the Framework team's reciprocal enthusiasm. What's your estimate, if you think mine is exaggerated? 10? A material difference?
You should read this wiki article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias