@doctormo@floss.social
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Apr 28, 2026
Martin Owens 
@doctormo@floss.social
Inkscape Programmer and Software Freedom Contractor. Graphics, art, computers, politics, ideas, science. Pronouns: they/them Politics: A socialist... well, a federated pro-social consensualist... er, or something like that. Meme Immunity: Innate rebel, adaptive skeptic, and pro-humility Culture: British, Northern, Industrialist, Riverfolk, Pro-Sustainability, Pie. My avatar image is a cartoon cat in a bowler hat with a spanner and overalls working on a machine.
floss.social
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Blender/116482997785333001
Reputation is one of the most valuable things any social project has. It can inspire people to do great things together.
Money is, *waves hand*, helpful; but just a thing. It's not valuable in itself, only in what things it can be transacted to get people to do for you.
If you trade inspiration for transactional power, then you no longer need to lead people, just money.
And money just isn't as valuable as people.
#Blender #PayForFreeSoftware #FOSS #OSS #FreeSoftware #funding
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