@p @mia @AnimeTradCath @BowsacNoodle @CatLord @DiamondMind @Inginsub @LordMordred @NecroKvntPuke @SoyMagnus @Terry @Waerloga @anonymous @dcc @ehhh @gh0st @ins0mniak @jasonl8446 @kumicota @lunarised @marine @mischievoustomato @peemasons @pressure @pwm @redneonglow @sjw @thebitchisback @threat @tiskaan @warmbeverageenjoyer

Sort of like networking: a computer is most valuable when it can move stuff around to other computers.

Similarly, languages that glue different systems together (LIKE PERL!) are more valuable than closed ecosystems.

An oyster bar with an open porch is more accessible than one behind a closed steel door down an alley (but the latter is probably more fun).