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Xugumad · 03-05-2002, 11:50 PM

I am going to believe <a href="http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=28972&threshold=2&commentsort=0&tid=111&mode=thread&pid=3114008#3116094">this</a> for the time being.

The hysteria surrounding the Slashdot subscriptions is downright frightening. Sure, news are a commodity. Sure, a comment system is a commodity. Sure, hardware is a commodity. Sure, geeks willing to keep the whole thing together are a dime a dozen. Sure, bandwidth is a commodity.

When you put all of the above together in one simple package, it ceases to be a commodity. It becomes a community, and a damn large one at that. VA Software isn't growing money on trees; in fact, it's losing money hand over fist. Someone has to pay for the hardware and bandwidth. If VA goes bankrupt, someone will snap up the assets that look profitable. If Slashdot looks profitable, it will continue.

If you still have issues, go to Kuro5hin for techy things, Plastic for politics, or Adequacy for flamebait. If you have interest in Slashdot as a community, think about what *you* are doing to preserve it.

Ah, fuck. I've already declared solidarity with Rob 'iPod is lame', 'Segway is a lame scooter', 'boycott the RIAA, MPAA and MS, but play lots of Windows games, watch lots of movies, and own all of The Who's albums' Malda, so I might as well say this: Do not ask what Slashdot can do for you; ask what you can do for Slashdot.

John Fucking Kennedy, alright? Now that I've paraphrased and desecrated a great quotation, go out there and do something useful with your life. Sure, everything's a commodity. But maybe the fact that we care this much about a goddamned website full of flamers and holier-than-thou wankers should make you think twice about dismissing it so lightly.

So there.

X. (Three thoughts for the day: Threshold 4. alterslash.org. The karma cap reduced my karma to less than a tenth of what it was)

03-05-2002, 11:50 PM	#9
Xugumad Punisher of Good Deeds Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 183	I am going to believe <a href="http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=28972&threshold=2&commentsort=0&tid=111&mode=thread&pid=3114008#3116094">this</a> for the time being. The hysteria surrounding the Slashdot subscriptions is downright frightening. Sure, news are a commodity. Sure, a comment system is a commodity. Sure, hardware is a commodity. Sure, geeks willing to keep the whole thing together are a dime a dozen. Sure, bandwidth is a commodity. When you put all of the above together in one simple package, it ceases to be a commodity. It becomes a community, and a damn large one at that. VA Software isn't growing money on trees; in fact, it's losing money hand over fist. Someone has to pay for the hardware and bandwidth. If VA goes bankrupt, someone will snap up the assets that look profitable. If Slashdot looks profitable, it will continue. If you still have issues, go to Kuro5hin for techy things, Plastic for politics, or Adequacy for flamebait. If you have interest in Slashdot as a community, think about what you are doing to preserve it. Ah, fuck. I've already declared solidarity with Rob 'iPod is lame', 'Segway is a lame scooter', 'boycott the RIAA, MPAA and MS, but play lots of Windows games, watch lots of movies, and own all of The Who's albums' Malda, so I might as well say this: Do not ask what Slashdot can do for you; ask what you can do for Slashdot. John Fucking Kennedy, alright? Now that I've paraphrased and desecrated a great quotation, go out there and do something useful with your life. Sure, everything's a commodity. But maybe the fact that we care this much about a goddamned website full of flamers and holier-than-thou wankers should make you think twice about dismissing it so lightly. So there. X. (Three thoughts for the day: Threshold 4. alterslash.org. The karma cap reduced my karma to less than a tenth of what it was)