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notimp · 04-16-2016, 04:17 PM

I am not berating anyone - and I cant control how you react, when you feel, that you have been critiqued.

But yes, I am talking about the inclination that people are developing and aiding social systems they - in return, don't want to think or talk about, when it comes to "how they are used".

This by the way is a common theme today - upon developers, when they finally start to self reflect.

The reason I have mentioned it in here btw. was that I had just seen the following video production ( http://www.theguardian.com/music/201...-whistleblower ) by the british Guardian - where a somewhat well known voice speaks about the notion of -

"It's time to find a better way. I should no longer be here -"

Especially for developers. As a form of social conscience, that far too often is missing from technical debates entirely.

And hasn't developed very much within this community, If I may say that.

Also yes - this is a form of criticism.

If some of you still dont get my point - Amazon is selling its users into an ecosystem were only they (Amazon) are allowed to produce the most current eBook format. Even before we come to the DRM stage. Where better readability (hyphenation) becomes a marketable "premium feature", and structural changes within the contract to its consumers are hidden behind "new fonts for all eReaders" press statements, and come with automatic firmware updates that users usually cant disable - while this community for the most part, sees itself enabling its peers to use screensavers on these plattforms, and is talking about the new format as a "fun challenge" - but not about

- what happens, if it (the community) structurally starts to be unable to meet it - for the actual needs of users within the Amazon ecosystem.

Its the "we are just techies" excuse I am actively refuting. You do need to think about what you are enabling, prolonging, or sidelineing - by choosing not to talk about it.

Cheers

n.

My next posting probably will be about how you explain to the child in the Amazon adverts how to use a PC, a USB cable, a browser, a loginpage, calibre and a plugin to still navigate this landscape - "open and freely".

Prepare your arguments.

04-16-2016, 04:17 PM	#365
notimp Addict Posts: 248 Karma: 892441 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: K2i	I am not berating anyone - and I cant control how you react, when you feel, that you have been critiqued. But yes, I am talking about the inclination that people are developing and aiding social systems they - in return, don't want to think or talk about, when it comes to "how they are used". This by the way is a common theme today - upon developers, when they finally start to self reflect. The reason I have mentioned it in here btw. was that I had just seen the following video production ( http://www.theguardian.com/music/201...-whistleblower ) by the british Guardian - where a somewhat well known voice speaks about the notion of - "It's time to find a better way. I should no longer be here -" Especially for developers. As a form of social conscience, that far too often is missing from technical debates entirely. And hasn't developed very much within this community, If I may say that. Also yes - this is a form of criticism. If some of you still dont get my point - Amazon is selling its users into an ecosystem were only they (Amazon) are allowed to produce the most current eBook format. Even before we come to the DRM stage. Where better readability (hyphenation) becomes a marketable "premium feature", and structural changes within the contract to its consumers are hidden behind "new fonts for all eReaders" press statements, and come with automatic firmware updates that users usually cant disable - while this community for the most part, sees itself enabling its peers to use screensavers on these plattforms, and is talking about the new format as a "fun challenge" - but not about - what happens, if it (the community) structurally starts to be unable to meet it - for the actual needs of users within the Amazon ecosystem. Its the "we are just techies" excuse I am actively refuting. You do need to think about what you are enabling, prolonging, or sidelineing - by choosing not to talk about it. Cheers n. My next posting probably will be about how you explain to the child in the Amazon adverts how to use a PC, a USB cable, a browser, a loginpage, calibre and a plugin to still navigate this landscape - "open and freely". Prepare your arguments. Last edited by notimp; 04-16-2016 at 04:32 PM.