Z:gnu-www-ja-stallman-kth--a2921b-The second line of argument th/en

The second line of argument they make is the economic one. &ldquo;How will people get payed to program?&rdquo; they say, and there's a little bit of real issue in this. But a lot of what they say is confusion. And the confusion is, it's not at all the same to say &ldquo;if we want to have a lot of people programming we must arrange for them not to need to make a living in any other fashion&rdquo; on the one hand, and to say &ldquo;We need to have the current system, you need to get rich by programming&rdquo; on the other hand. There's a big difference between just making a living wage and making the kind of money programmers, at least in the US make nowadays. They always say: &ldquo;How will I eat?&rdquo;, but the problem is not really how &ldquo;Will he eat?&rdquo;, but &ldquo;How will he eat sushi?&rdquo;. &ldquo;How will I have a roof over my head?&rdquo;, but the real problem is &ldquo;How can he afford a condo?&rdquo;.