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Nathan Day | 1 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 3 out of 4 mate!

FOSS is absolutely not universally capitalist. There are definitely elements of Darwinism, but that is usually not profit driven.

Bitcoin is a perfect form of private property but the protocol itself is a commons; a point I feel some Bitcoiners contort themselves over constantly.
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ShortFiat | 20 hours ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I agree, FOSS is not universally capitalist. 

You have to admit though, there has been a shift.

We all know how bitcoin changes us!
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TLFult | 19 hours ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Capitalism is "profit driven" as much as anything else. Certainly no less than the money-pit middlemen bureaucrats of socialism. The true motivating characteristic of capitalism is supply and demand. Just like Bitcoin.