Every now and then, it's good to take a step back - all the way back, away from the glowing screens, away from the terminal emulators, all the way to the forest. I've tried this exercise every now and then and recommend it: get out to where you're not the most common life form for a mile radius, let the sunshine and fresh air wash over you, and take a deep breath with your eyes closed.

Now ask yourself, "Even if we win all of our battles, how much will the world really change?"

Even amongst those tech pundits whom I look up to - a rare esteem only given to a few - I hear these same bogus ideas going around. They're not stupid or anything, they're just ways of looking at things that seem frozen in one shape. Such as...

Comparing ourselves to corporations.

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