TAYRN @ TAYRN @lemmy.world

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There are few things in this world I love more than hearing someone talk about something they're passionate about, and I have this little feeling that you've got a good story and want to share it.

So, what's your latest project, OP?

Sure, take me for example: I've pirated movies which I very well could have paid for, but just didn't want to.

Yes, I agree that sellers can impose those restrictions. Yes, I agree that those restrictions can hurt legitimate customers.

Yes, I said from the start that it might not be moral.

But that's exactly the point: companies sell movies to theaters, and then those theaters sell tickets to each viewer. That's the license they each agreed to. A theater buying a movie off Amazon and then selling tickets to everyone who watched it would probably make some people upset, and would very clearly be illegal.

Comparing slavery to purchasing digital media might be a good place to start.

That is a false equivalence, and I think you know that.

Yes, there's a million reasons to rationalize piracy to yourself.

I think it's fair to say that, at least occasionally, one of those reasons isn't true and it hurts the creator.

Yes, scams exist. I never claimed that things like your hypothetical situation would be moral, or should be tolerated.

Buying something is owning. That has never changed.

You don't purchase digital goods. You buy a license to use them, under the conditions you agreed to. Piracy explicitly breaks those conditions 99.9% of the time.

So no, it isn't stealing. It's just plainly illegal. And it hurts everyone from the original artist to the multi-billion dollar company that distributes it. Whether you think that is immoral or not is up to you.

Cool, so in a few years we'll have a screen which isn't better in any noticeable way?

Since my comment was removed, I'll just state objective facts: there was never any evidence to support the conspiracy posted by this 4Chan commentor. The hysteria around it eventually died out.

Obviously people do believe in that shit. That was not the impression I got from OP's post or the replies I've gotten, but maybe I read them wrong. I'll freely admit that I could be wrong.

I also think I addressed why we've stopped talking about it: people realized there were no facts behind it and moved on.

Pokémon Go was a global phenomenon. It made exactly as many correct claims as your internet troll.

Of course. There was never any evidence to suggest that anything that random 4Channer said was true, but it sparked controversy and made for a good headline, so people who can't bother to think for themselves ate it up, until the more intelligent of them realized there wasn't actually anything to back it up, and presumably moved on to the next click bait headline that grabbed their attention.

Which only leaves you.

Hi, it's me. Your friend.

Okay, but seriously? Dropping off is hard AF. If you can do that, you have my respect.

Meanwhile, Brits will look you dead in the eye and say "I weigh 11 stone and 5 pounds"

Oh my god, Darcy. I'm not a doctor. We've been married for 15 years, we've had this discussion SO many times, I just.... I don't know anymore.