Nora, Tech Aspect on Nostr: Finally, "time consuming." This, I basically agree with; there is effort involved in ...

Finally, "time consuming." This, I basically agree with; there is effort involved in changing the underlying infrastructure of your life, and if you're in a situation where the time and spoons aren't available to learn to ride a bike (or use Linux), then, you know, don't do that.

But it's worth stepping back and asking - why? Why is it time-consuming to use something non-corporate? Is it because those darn Linux people just don't give a fuck about users, or is it because corporate software manufacturers stubbornly refuse to adopt standard, open technologies? Is it because the GNOME Foundation doesn't care about accessibility, or because it's a difficult problem being tackled by a desperately underfunded organization?

The idea that using anything non-corporate is "complicating your life voluntarily" is a framing that plays directly into the hands of corporations and capital. It is acquiescence to corporate capture; it makes sense only if we start from the premise that buying is the default, and using freely available things is not.