Could there be a way to build software that people wanted, without having to resort to business models that subjected users to endless distracting advertisements they would rather not see? Could there be a way to develop technology as a public good, shorn of the idea that it must make money in order for investors to recoup their investment? Now that I was thinking about it, yes, that sounded great. I would love the freedom to work on something that I could wholeheartedly believe in, with the reward being not a huge payout but rather an average standard of living and the joy of being part of a
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