@eighthave @pluralistic Europe and Canada have an amazing opportunity to tell the US and its appeasement of tech leaders who aren't happy unless they can extract money from every aspect of life to go fuck themselves.

@eighthave @pluralistic I find it somewhat ironic that this article is behind a cookie wall

@pluralistic @eighthave it's a way too optimistic article. I wish it was like that but sober reasoning and experience tell me that there's nothing like people's interests governments ever cared for. they have other goals. and free software is not profitable for their thick pockets. so they won't ever let it thrive just for the sake of public good.