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Torvalds Doesn’t Live in Indiana

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 19, 2007

“The trouble with the worker’s paradise idea is that it takes a
dictator to make it happen–meaning that the happier the workers
and useful idiots proclaim themselves, the worse off they are
likely to actually be.

“Conversely a functioning democracy often shows the opposite
effect: the more whining and complaining you hear about the
leadership, the healthier the place is and the more freedom the
members are likely to have…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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