What I learned building a career driven by “everything should be free” (2013)

It's a common fallacy shared by hippies: "let's all get together, feel good from drugs, sex, and music, make a few bead necklaces and paintings, and we'll live happily ever after as a peaceful family."

It's ironic he's continuing to do the same he's warning against by blogging about it on Medium.com.

Here's the secret about those "free" ideological communities... it's only free in terms of dollar bills; really their currency is love.

They want to be loved, and accepted. To hang out with fellow kind who stroke and groom them. They don't want to go out and hunt or fight. They're like the weak, infants of the tribe.

That's why someone like Stallman pushes so hard for the "free" thing, because in a highly competitive economy, he just isn't equipped to function. He can produce a few things, but all the other stuff necessary to thrive in the harsh outer world just isn't there. It's either find a way to get some love somehow, in a less competitive "free"verse, or be a loser in misery.

This guy might have more potential if he's managed to reproduce and have a spouse. Or there might be some critical flaw there that's blocking his ability to work at Google, and he's stuck without much opportunity.

Unfortunately, some people are sucked into that "free" religion when they didn't need to be. It's a disservice to society, but an advantage for the guys who can convince people to join their hippie circle. Stallman is a selfish greedy top 1%er like people accused Bill Gates of being; the only difference is, he's a lot more tricky in his deception.

I thought that was really very funny "revelation" this fellow had.

Welcome to the real world.