Mastodawn

When I was a teen and starting at university, I remember the browser wars seemed lost in the 1990s.

Microsoft and Internet Explorer seemed to dominate. Nowadays I'm on Linux and there are other options.

That's thanks to folks not accepting the status quo and being unreasonable. It's thanks to the folks who built the software we use and who supported them.

Things can change, but it takes people and community.

It takes will and intention.

You need to be honest about where you stand.

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Dennis 1d ago

@onepict All change starts with people uneasy with status quo, all change starts with people who held their ground and inspire others to do so. I know this is a post about software, but a lot could be applied to life at the moment.

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Esther Payne

1d ago

@zenid it's a scary thing when you realise you can't just accept that status quo.

But I come from folks who never could, who chose defiance. So it's not a choice really.

But we all need folks to show us the way. Be the light in that darkness. In time you realise you can help illuminate the path.

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Dennis 1d ago

@onepict I agree word by word, each and every one of us is a beacon casting light to our immediate circle and inspire others shine bright. We are all in this together, and we owe each other to support whomever is in defiance, for our sake.

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Martin Vermeer FCD

@zenid @onepict Old enough to remember when the enemy was the Commodore 64 - mediocre, expensive, and a near-monopoly on games. The word 'enhittification' still decades in the future. Plus ça change...