Reddit mods also work for free as volunteers. Don't underestimate internet popularity and power over communities, not so many days ago there were stories about mastodon instances admins getting invited for talks at meta. Lemmy is an open source and decentralized alternative to reddit, using discord for announcements misses the whole point
Releasing the source code would allow anyone to copy AND modify or extend the game as they see fit
So just like when you buy a bicycle irl and you are allowed to customize it and set it up as you want. Are you saying we shouldn't be allowed to modify goods?
A house isn't software, it's more like getting handled the blueprints of the building. They already have access to the property what's the difference if they have the blueprints or not
Objection. I would argue that Saudi Arabia ranks #1 in corruption, violence and terrorism and since we are at it i would also want to point out that the west is a partner of SA and sell them plenty of weapons.
Russia’s troll farms out here complaining about every other country, when they are globally causing the most problems.
Is Russia the country that spends more money on psyops and propaganda?
Arguing who's less of a criminal or less of a dictator sounds like hitting the bottom of the barrel anyway and it's exactly the game these warlords want people to play.
Peace through superior firepower is something illogical that does not make much sense. There will be peace once "fighting for your country is always a good thing" propaganda is no more.
When i buy a bicycle i'm thinking of buying the experience, not the underlying mechanisms
When you pirate the game you are making an identical copy of the game