Bootstrapping is hard, and I know that I am lucky to be able to...thus far.
If the world would still be net better off with the VC-backed software, and it wouldn't get made any other way, I don't think it would be immoral to take it, so long as effort is made to follow the harder path.
Morally I agree with you.
My wallet unfortunately does not.
And I don't blame you!
Bootstrapping is hard, and I know that I am lucky to be able to...thus far.
If the world would still be net better off with the VC-backed software, and it wouldn't get made any other way, I don't think it would be immoral to take it, so long as effort is made to follow the harder path.