API might cost a lot of money for the amount of requests you want to send. API may not include some fields in the data you want. API is rate limited, scraping might not be. API requires agreement to usage terms, scraping does not (though the recent LinkedIn scraping case might weaken that argument.)

You can read more into Karl Popper’s Paradox of Tolerance if you want to harden your philosophical position for what you have described.

You’re acting like this is a right wing play, but the tactic of using fascism as an insult toward left wing parties actually has precedent even within left wing politics. [Before world war 2, even.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_fascism#:~:text=Social fascism (also socio-fascism,dictatorship of the proletariat and)

With Garmin, you’re paying a premium because you’re not the product.

https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/garmin-forerunner-series/

https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/garmin/

It was so good it eventually collapsed and destabilized dozens of countries!

Good question.

I know I was being snarky, but I do appreciate the context. The monopolizing bit clarifies it for me as something that you may own but if found to be monopolizing the resource to a detriment of the community, that is not acceptable. So “own” isn’t really used here to mean entitled to, but something that you may possess as an appropriation while acting in good faith.

Ok, so exploitable land (a means of production) can be owned for the exclusive enjoyment of an individual in a socialist economy. Got it, thanks.

Ok, thanks for clarifying that the internet still has no idea what socialism is.

I’m sorry, are you implying that private ownership of a means of production (in this case, farm land) is acceptable in a socialist economy?

Oh cool, socialism is when you own a means of production but only keep some of the produced goods.

Lol, sure.

And technically that means you’re producing on that farm which makes it private property.

You must have me confused for someone else, I am not on any other reply chain except this one.

yes I am chronically unemployed and I blame the “hidden” requirements boogeyman for my troubles

No, I’m skeptical because it sounds more like disillusionment.

That sounds salty.

I’ve left jobs when I don’t get rewarded for hard work. Thankfully we live in a free market that allows me to also freely choose my employer and occupation.

Humans do not like the same thing over and over every day.

Speak for yourself, I like routine and being rewarded for working hard.

I’m in the same boat as the commentator. Moved from Phoenix to Chicago. I like seasons.