My question is, do the users of LifeLock see any of this money? I am guessing not.
It sort of seems like a huge cash cow for the government to just sue organizations and collect a settlement but not make them change anything... then rinse and repeat.
It would seem to me that this doesn't create a lot of incentive for the government to actually "fix" policies as it is in their interest to keep the system broken so they can keep the cash flowing.
And they say government should be run more like a business...
Perhaps only the wealthy will OWN automated cars, it has been pointed out several times that automated cars will mark the decline of car ownership in general.
Uber-like services will be the new norm where you can get a ride anywhere you want any time you want.
In this case, I don't think it is unreasonable to have two sets of rules. One for people who want to stay "manual" and one for automated drivers. Sort of like how insurance costs more if you are a risky driver.
I guess socks are the least obtrusive wearable while sleeping... but I can't wait to get out of repressive socks when I want to get comfortable and I certainly don't like sleeping in socks.
I think this is just another way for modest America to "get you"
Perhaps Netflix boxer shorts? Hmm, that seems unsavory somehow.
I guess I will just stick with the pause button until they invent the Netflix chip-in-your-head...
But then again, I suppose this is fun to an economist...
Whatever floats your boat man.
I guess I don't recall anyone ever talk about money in any of the movies. Do we even know that the whole galaxy was on a capitalist system? I just can't imagine that you could build a Death Star in a capitalist society where you are paying all of your workers a living wage... not to mention your huge standing army....
You are right, people should be respectful of each other.
I think what is being discussed here are people who are not respectful and take pleasure in annoying others.
However, I personally don't believe that any narrative can be spoiled.
Two reasons I know this to be true (at least for me):
First, I never am the first to watch anything. I watch TV series and movies when they are "free" on Netflix or Amazon Prime. If they are not there, I will never see it. It takes a LONG time for stuff to get there, if it ever does. I hear every detail of these narratives many times and in many forms. But it doesn't ruin it for me. I will watch these things and be very entertained despite having had years worth of spoilers all around me.
Second, is the fact that I live on this planet as a human being. There have been thousands of generations of human beings that went before me and my exact life story has been and is being experienced countless times. Yet, to me, in my single instance, everything is new as though it has never been experienced before. Even stuff that I thought I already knew, stories that I thought I had extracted every bit meaning out of will seem new when viewed through today's eyes. Insights that were never visible before are suddenly clear because my own life's narrative has shifted subtly, changing the focus of my internal lens. How can you spoil a narrative when your own narrative is constantly evolving?
What I am saying, is that even if you know key parts or even the whole story ahead of time, it doesn't matter because you can immerse yourself in a different dimension of the story every time.
Enjoyment of a narrative doesn't depend on a lack of fore-knowledge.
Nothing is being taken away here. You are still able to experience the movie as the film maker laid it out.
Evidence for this is the fact that you probably own movies that you watch repeatedly. You know what is going to happen and yet are able to enjoy it every time you watch it.
I realize that it may not be the same dimension of enjoyment you got the first time, but it could be that you continue to get new insights, revelations and enjoyment every time you watch it through a different day's lens.
Perhaps spoilers are a little more annoying when it is a completely new work that you have never seen before.
Even still, in my own experience, I can enjoy a work even if I know what is going to happen. I know that there are people (probably a lot of people) who are not like me and I am not saying they are wrong at all to try to preserve the "virgin experience"... In my opinion, however, I think that getting hung up on virginity is the wrong way to live life, but I guess that is the culture we live in. To each their own.
Every generation must learn it all anew... so the fact is, the force was never asleep, but it is new to the younger generation who is just discovering it and therefor it never existed before...
But how long does one devote to something that they clearly know is a spoiler when they don't want to see spoilers?
To post the entirety of a major plot point suggest more than a one liner doesn't it?
Could it be that the more you know about Star Wars the more are affected negatively by spoilers? What I mean is that someone who knows a LOT about Star Wars, already knows many things about the environment.
For example, they know there is a light side and a dark side, they know there are droids and what they generally look like and are capable of, they know the different races and factions, they know the technology and religion... they know a lot about it.
Therefor, I am suggesting that, perhaps, what is happening is there is so little surprise left that they need to guard the little things like HOW the good guys win in the end and who begot whom. Their ability to "fill in the blanks" is so much greater than a casual fan that even a small spoiler can speak volumes to them.
I am suggesting that the spoiler hating Star Wars fan is effectively "chasing the dragon" that they will never catch because they have ruined the experience for themselves by years of over-saturation.
I am just pulling this out of my ass, I don't actually know, but it really does fascinate me.
For me the thing that really turns me off about Star Wars in general is the merchandising... I walked into a Walgreens and immediately saw at least 3 Star Wars branded items. Star Wars Make-up for women, Star Wars candy and Star Wars holiday decorations... and that was just within about 10 feet of the entrance to the store.
I am going to be doing last might Xmas shopping and I am absolutely dreading it... as I always do when I procrastinate to the "point of no return" where I know I can no longer get a shipped item before The Day. The crowds are only half the source of my anxiety, the other half is the obscene marketing and xmas muzak...
But even knowing the ending, there is a lot of content between now and then.
I mean, driving to Grandma's house, for example. You know the destination, you have been there many times and know the route well. But the part between you leaving the driveway and the part where you arrive is full of stuff that can be magical every time if you let it.
I guess that is the difference between people who can't stand spoilers and those who don't let it bother them. One group may be more goal oriented and fixated on the destination than the other group.
As Neil Peart once said "The point of a journey is not to arrive"
You'd be hard pressed to find a better philosophy to live by in my opinion.
But no matter how hard you try, you will never "recapture" that childhood experience.
You know why?
Because you have already seen a Star Wars movie. You already have been "spoiled" because the ideas are not new. It is the same universe with the same rules and generally the same type of characters.
I'll tell you what the real spoiler is: Seeing the movie.... it gives away EVERYTHING!
I guess I understand why people don't want spoilers.. intellectually, anyway.
But seriously, do spoilers *really* ruin a movie? Are you not entertained because someone told you about a piece of the story? I mean, you know that there is going to be wookies and droids and the force... you know what you are getting into.
What about movies that do that whole backwards in time style that show the ending first?.... that is technically a spoiler, right? Yet it doesn't detract from the movie because it is out of context.
I mean, people still watch shows about WW II and we all know how that turned out... but it doesn't seem to make it any less of a good story...
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My question is, do the users of LifeLock see any of this money? I am guessing not.
It sort of seems like a huge cash cow for the government to just sue organizations and collect a settlement but not make them change anything... then rinse and repeat.
It would seem to me that this doesn't create a lot of incentive for the government to actually "fix" policies as it is in their interest to keep the system broken so they can keep the cash flowing.
And they say government should be run more like a business...
I did this myself after I was caught up in the Target breach.
Obviously, you will never know if it is working, but at least there is the peace of mind knowing that nobody can open new credit lines in your name.
Of course, it doesn't do anything if you have your currently open lines of credit stolen.
I would say that human-driving doesn't do these things either...
Recent studies have proved that ancient studies confirm that 72% of people use "studies" to create facts.
I also forgot to point out that we do already have different rules carved out for different vehicle types.
Busses, for example, are allowed to use the shoulder lane.
Perhaps only the wealthy will OWN automated cars, it has been pointed out several times that automated cars will mark the decline of car ownership in general.
Uber-like services will be the new norm where you can get a ride anywhere you want any time you want.
In this case, I don't think it is unreasonable to have two sets of rules. One for people who want to stay "manual" and one for automated drivers. Sort of like how insurance costs more if you are a risky driver.
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Socks are repressive!
Of course, being a man, this is the only restricting garment I wear so I really shouldn't complain...
I guess socks are the least obtrusive wearable while sleeping... but I can't wait to get out of repressive socks when I want to get comfortable and I certainly don't like sleeping in socks.
I think this is just another way for modest America to "get you"
Perhaps Netflix boxer shorts? Hmm, that seems unsavory somehow.
I guess I will just stick with the pause button until they invent the Netflix chip-in-your-head...
Clearly I have been proven to not be a SW nerd :)
Thanks for the reply.
Yeah, I wasn't thinking hard enough.
You are absolutely right.
Thanks
I guess I wasn't thinking hard enough.
After I posted, I thought, oh yeah, Han was negotiating with Obi Wan in the cantina about the cost of passage.
Oh well, thanks for pointing those out.
Yeah, ever try negotiating loan terms with a Sith Lord? Not fun, my friend.... not fun.
But then again, I suppose this is fun to an economist...
Whatever floats your boat man.
I guess I don't recall anyone ever talk about money in any of the movies. Do we even know that the whole galaxy was on a capitalist system? I just can't imagine that you could build a Death Star in a capitalist society where you are paying all of your workers a living wage... not to mention your huge standing army....
You are right, people should be respectful of each other.
I think what is being discussed here are people who are not respectful and take pleasure in annoying others.
However, I personally don't believe that any narrative can be spoiled.
Two reasons I know this to be true (at least for me):
First, I never am the first to watch anything. I watch TV series and movies when they are "free" on Netflix or Amazon Prime. If they are not there, I will never see it. It takes a LONG time for stuff to get there, if it ever does. I hear every detail of these narratives many times and in many forms. But it doesn't ruin it for me. I will watch these things and be very entertained despite having had years worth of spoilers all around me.
Second, is the fact that I live on this planet as a human being. There have been thousands of generations of human beings that went before me and my exact life story has been and is being experienced countless times. Yet, to me, in my single instance, everything is new as though it has never been experienced before. Even stuff that I thought I already knew, stories that I thought I had extracted every bit meaning out of will seem new when viewed through today's eyes. Insights that were never visible before are suddenly clear because my own life's narrative has shifted subtly, changing the focus of my internal lens. How can you spoil a narrative when your own narrative is constantly evolving?
What I am saying, is that even if you know key parts or even the whole story ahead of time, it doesn't matter because you can immerse yourself in a different dimension of the story every time.
Enjoyment of a narrative doesn't depend on a lack of fore-knowledge.
I think your analogy is a little flawed.
Nothing is being taken away here. You are still able to experience the movie as the film maker laid it out.
Evidence for this is the fact that you probably own movies that you watch repeatedly. You know what is going to happen and yet are able to enjoy it every time you watch it.
I realize that it may not be the same dimension of enjoyment you got the first time, but it could be that you continue to get new insights, revelations and enjoyment every time you watch it through a different day's lens.
Thanks, you make a good point.
Perhaps spoilers are a little more annoying when it is a completely new work that you have never seen before.
Even still, in my own experience, I can enjoy a work even if I know what is going to happen. I know that there are people (probably a lot of people) who are not like me and I am not saying they are wrong at all to try to preserve the "virgin experience"... In my opinion, however, I think that getting hung up on virginity is the wrong way to live life, but I guess that is the culture we live in. To each their own.
Every generation must learn it all anew... so the fact is, the force was never asleep, but it is new to the younger generation who is just discovering it and therefor it never existed before...
But how long does one devote to something that they clearly know is a spoiler when they don't want to see spoilers?
To post the entirety of a major plot point suggest more than a one liner doesn't it?
Could it be that the more you know about Star Wars the more are affected negatively by spoilers? What I mean is that someone who knows a LOT about Star Wars, already knows many things about the environment.
For example, they know there is a light side and a dark side, they know there are droids and what they generally look like and are capable of, they know the different races and factions, they know the technology and religion... they know a lot about it.
Therefor, I am suggesting that, perhaps, what is happening is there is so little surprise left that they need to guard the little things like HOW the good guys win in the end and who begot whom. Their ability to "fill in the blanks" is so much greater than a casual fan that even a small spoiler can speak volumes to them.
I am suggesting that the spoiler hating Star Wars fan is effectively "chasing the dragon" that they will never catch because they have ruined the experience for themselves by years of over-saturation.
I am just pulling this out of my ass, I don't actually know, but it really does fascinate me.
Sorry, that was a little flippant.
I actually do understand your point.
For me the thing that really turns me off about Star Wars in general is the merchandising... I walked into a Walgreens and immediately saw at least 3 Star Wars branded items. Star Wars Make-up for women, Star Wars candy and Star Wars holiday decorations... and that was just within about 10 feet of the entrance to the store.
I am going to be doing last might Xmas shopping and I am absolutely dreading it... as I always do when I procrastinate to the "point of no return" where I know I can no longer get a shipped item before The Day. The crowds are only half the source of my anxiety, the other half is the obscene marketing and xmas muzak...
Yeah, I see your point, I guess.
But even knowing the ending, there is a lot of content between now and then.
I mean, driving to Grandma's house, for example. You know the destination, you have been there many times and know the route well. But the part between you leaving the driveway and the part where you arrive is full of stuff that can be magical every time if you let it.
I guess that is the difference between people who can't stand spoilers and those who don't let it bother them. One group may be more goal oriented and fixated on the destination than the other group.
As Neil Peart once said "The point of a journey is not to arrive"
You'd be hard pressed to find a better philosophy to live by in my opinion.
Doesn't matter when you watch it. They will get your money one way or the other.
From what I hear, Arnold returns as an older robot but can still kick ass.
Are all of the trees trying to kill everyone by making them commit suicide?
Does it turn out that everyone is dead and we are just seeing ghosts?
Perhaps the all of the SW universe is just a community isolated from the rest of the galactic community for ideological reasons...
I can't wait to find out what the twist is!
But no matter how hard you try, you will never "recapture" that childhood experience.
You know why?
Because you have already seen a Star Wars movie. You already have been "spoiled" because the ideas are not new. It is the same universe with the same rules and generally the same type of characters.
I'll tell you what the real spoiler is: Seeing the movie.... it gives away EVERYTHING!
I guess I understand why people don't want spoilers.. intellectually, anyway.
But seriously, do spoilers *really* ruin a movie? Are you not entertained because someone told you about a piece of the story? I mean, you know that there is going to be wookies and droids and the force... you know what you are getting into.
What about movies that do that whole backwards in time style that show the ending first?.... that is technically a spoiler, right? Yet it doesn't detract from the movie because it is out of context.
I mean, people still watch shows about WW II and we all know how that turned out... but it doesn't seem to make it any less of a good story...