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https://lobste.rs/s/usimdb/it_is_your_moral_obligation_use_firefox#c_g88c0g
reply to:
https://lobste.rs/s/usimdb/it_is_your_moral_obligation_use_firefox#c_tylra6
I'll try.
In [my first comment] on this thread, I made the analogy between the browser ecosystem and the wider IRL ecosystem that exists on this planet.
My basic point was that any action I take as an individual has very little to no impact whatsoever in a positive direction in any of these ecosystems. I made this comment after my (unstated) reflection on the limitations of private, volunteer action in regards to environmentalism. I believe the only viable way to lessen the impact of humanity on the environment are communal - restrictions on certain products, taxation of consumption of certain goods.
Scaling that down to the browser ecosystem, I don't believe that supporting one "free to play", ad-supported browser over another will significantly help keeping the internet free and open.
You stated in [your comment]:
https://lobste.rs/s/usimdb/it_is_your_moral_obligation_use_firefox#c_dzq49f
In other words: why bother voting anyway? It’s not like my vote means anything… /s
(sarcasm tag noted!)
A counter-example:
Voters in Sweden have enabled a party (the Green party) to enter government, and leverage this power to ensure that gasoline taxes in Sweden are around 50% of the cost of a liter of fuel at the pump.
Thus the result of an election led indirectly to a policy that in its turn incentivizes consumers to choose cars with better gas mileage. This in its turn contributes to Sweden trying to reach its internationally agreed-upon carbon emission target.
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