Hacker News Reader

I do things for free all the time. I love my kids for free. I serve the less fortunate for free. If I have the time and resources and it makes the world a better place free is my default price.

That being said I also produce software for a living as well and there’s nothing wrong with that either. It’s not either or. It’s yes and.

View on HN

There are plenty of things that are free and also provided for a fee. You can pay to go to a conference and hear someone talk, or you can just go outside and hear people talk for free, and often times enjoy it more than the conference talk. You can pay for admittance to a dance club or go to another one for free. You can buy bottled water or drink from the public water system for (mostly) free. It's not an either-or situation.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com