Dune remains the all-time great, in my opinion. It pulls together many different themes... It's a coming of age story, it's about becoming a leader, it's about making do with circumstances, and it's about the struggle for resources (spice, water).
I'm fully in favor of paying artists (and programmers) for their work, unless they choose to give it away for free.
But I'm struck by the similarity between MPAA/RIAA, which represent established stick in the mud power and seeks to terrorize the common man, and Mubarak, who is the same but used more violent methods.
If the MPAA/RIAA could mow people down in the street legally, would they not do it?
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Dune remains the all-time great, in my opinion. It pulls together many different themes... It's a coming of age story, it's about becoming a leader, it's about making do with circumstances, and it's about the struggle for resources (spice, water).
I'm fully in favor of paying artists (and programmers) for their work, unless they choose to give it away for free. But I'm struck by the similarity between MPAA/RIAA, which represent established stick in the mud power and seeks to terrorize the common man, and Mubarak, who is the same but used more violent methods. If the MPAA/RIAA could mow people down in the street legally, would they not do it?