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Open source as seen through the lens of
the MIT gift license
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has the power to break us free from this
overly rational, cost-benefit analysis
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bullshit that's impoverishing our lives
in so many other ways.
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It's a lens that isn't smudged by the
tragedy of the commons,
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where we "find meaning in our work"
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and I mean that in the broadest sense, not
just in what you're employed to do.
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To go beyond "getting the job done"
and to connect with other practitioners
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as other humans, and not just as market
participants.
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A way to create bonds free of quid pro
quo reciprocal expectations.
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Free from demands. Free from debt.
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Free from shame. Free from repayment.
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Free from having to sell.
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To reject measuring my worth
in the same bullshit measures
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of engagement that's driving the wider
world off a cliff.
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Free to pursue intrinsic motivation
from a quest for autonomy, mastery
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and purpose that isn't shackled solely by
employment or business
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Free to reach for self-transcendence that
lies in giving away
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the best of what you got
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and asking nothing in return.
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[Trade-free means we ask nothing
in return]
