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Okay, but what if you run a company whose business model no longer supports giving away free stuff? How can you transition? What would users consider less outrageous?
I went hiking in Albania recently. I saw many sheep grazing in the mountains. I wondered about the sheep chosen to wear the bell. Like, was it the same sheep every day? Did the chosen sheep think, "Fuck me this thing is annoying"?
The idea is that everyone must spend a certain amount of money to live. For the poor, that amount is a greater proportion of their total income and wealth.
Basically, a wealthy person can choose to pay the same taxes as a poor person by only spending as much as a poor person.
Maybe that's fair. Maybe it's not. But it is a criticism of sales/transaction taxes.
Analog: https://bookshop.org
A college program required I re-read it. That time, I read it as genuine suggestions of good faith actions. In that light, it was fantastic. Almost 30 years later, I still quote from it.
Your admirable openness to reconsideration reminds me of, "I could be wrong. I often am. Let's examine the facts."
The linked article doesn't describe the standard. It describes a single, exceptional example.
For a while, I was thinking about starting a side project of selling E-ink screens with easily configured dashboards. The project would support hobbies who want to build dashboards powered by a raspberry pi or something. I never pursued it, but it seems like you are now halfway there.