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The problem is in the question: the game dev wants to know how to reconcile ethics and his desire to make money from making games. Stallman is saying “it’s not my job to help solve your dilemma.” And he’s right. If I ask a doctor ‘how can I eat french fries and still lose weight”, the doctor will say “you can’t, and I can’t help you resolve your dilemma. What you’re doing is unhealthy”.


Only he's wrong. He's supposed to be the top expert behind Free Software movement, nobody else can answer that real-life question better than RMS.

An idea that's inapplicable to reality even in principle is worthless.


Maybe reality is worth changing for an important idea with far-reaching consequences.


Except that he did answer his question. Which is different than helping him solve his dilemma.




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