Discuss :RIchard-D-Wolff:

  • viva_la_juche [they/them, any]
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    3 years ago

    that lib cousin i spent a lot of time with over the holidays and was bitchin about is a huge apple simp and was telling me I need to get the new iphone

    i told him I prefer non-apple devices bc it's easier to pirate shit on them and he was just like "oh how dare they make it harder for you to steal shit" I was just like :pirate-yes:

  • crime [she/her, any]
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    3 years ago

    intellectual property was invented by disney to monopolize centuries-old folk stories

  • carbohydra [des/pair]
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    3 years ago

    Sharing is caring, that's what my old man used to tell me that's what

    • TheCaconym [any]
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      3 years ago

      As my grandma used to say, if it ain't free, go grab it on the old TPB.

    • ssjmarx [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Sharing is caring

      That's commie propaganda, actually. If you truly cared you would act as selfishly as possible.

    • effervescent [they/them]
      hexagon
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      3 years ago

      Your old man sounds like he’d be down for a block party contraband double feature

    • ssjmarx [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Morality is real if we make it so, just as intellectual property is. Difference is that making morality real gives us a guideline on how to act in our lives, while making intellectual property real helps enrich media companies.

  • blobjim [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Maybe if you're the one collecting/distributing material for people, but there's nothing specifically "morally good" about consuming stuff. You're not some kind of caped crusader for wanting something for free instead of paying a company for it. Especially if society was structured differently.

    • effervescent [they/them]
      hexagon
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      3 years ago

      Don’t you commies start bringing the labor theory of value into this!

    • echognomics [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      What does this mean if one doesn't have special access to materials or technical expertise to create distribution systems? Making sure to seed torrents for as long as possible?

      • blobjim [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        I mean I guess running a torrent thingy works, but the people doing any kind of "good" are people who actually contribute pirated materials, like uploading random documentaries and things someone has to YouTube. Or being one of those people who goes and sees a movie and records it (lol), because they're making something (usually entertainment) available to at least a couple people who can't otherwise afford it, which you could see as legitimately morally good, especially since it risks punishment.

  • DragonNest_Aidit [they/them,use name]
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    edit-2
    3 years ago

    Yes the Somalis are absolutely justified in striking against international shipping who have spent years polluting and destroying their only source of livelihood (fish)

  • keepcarrot [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    This letter of the marque entitles me to your dubloons, Spaniard! :ukkk: