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Did PewDiePie Just Crack the Code for How to Present Libre Software? (blenderdumbass.org)

submitted 9 months ago by blenderdumbass@lm.madiator.cloud to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 31 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

No.

Anyone with a platform can do that.

(And from the little bits I've seen, mostly over memes & various news bits, the quality is questionable. Just don't follow the whims of influencers, it's not the correct way forward imho, it just inevitability leads to or spreads enshitification.)

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I disagree, but I don't know why. Intuitively it doesn't feel like this is a bad thing. The people that "get it" will be introduced to something that they like and will go down the good path. The people that don't get it, won't. Just like they weren't before. Net profit: we turned some people towards the light. 🤷‍♂️ I see it as a win.

We don't have to use the same method on all people either. This might work for some, but not all, surely.

I don't really understand the enshittification spreading part of your argument. Curious to know more about what you meant by that.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee -4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Monetisation & financial motivations.
That dude is no foss champion, at best just some user. Is MS gives him money Windows & Edge will be the best

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

That dude is no foss champion, at best just some user.

He doesn't have to be. And so is everybody else I'm watching on YouTube to get tips on FOSS and stuff. But nobody complains about them because they're not big enough.

If MS gives him money Windows & Edge will be the best

But "Linux" isn't giving him any money either, surely. This argument breaks down because of that.

He's doing these things now, and they are good now. Why complain? So cynical.