On 3/7/06, Maluvia <terakuma(a)imbris.net> wrote:
I assume, (perhaps erroneously), the following
things:
1. Everyone, unless they are independently wealthy, living on a pension, or
a hobo, has a job or self-employment income by means of which they are
enabled to pay their bills and purchase the goods and services they either
require or simply desire.
2. All said individuals are actually being *paid* a wage, salary, or
receiving some form of income for this work - else they could not pay the
rent with it, so to speak.
3. All these same individuals believe they *deserve* to be paid for
whatever work they do for their employer - or if self-employed - for
whatever goods or services they offer for sale.
This being the case, how on earth can such individuals make the case that
they deserve to be paid for what they do for a living, while an artist,
programmer, or individual in some line of work other than their own - does
not?
Just asking.
I find the degree of hypocrisy underlying such a premise utterly
dumbfounding - not to mention the conceit.
- Maluvia
I agree, but I guess I stopped reading the other thread when it got
heated to the point that you branched off into this one?
Personally, I have no problems paying for this library, except that
right now I don't have a job, so it will have to wait until I get a
new one.
What the attitude is with some Linux users, I don't know... Someone
flipped on me because I accept donations at
UbuntuStudio.com to help
pay for the site fees and whatnot (I haven't actually received any
donations, but that's besides the point). They said I started the site
for the love of money and that they would not be supporting me. Oooook
then.
Dana