I don't think they can settle on Mars either, but I still applaud his efforts, because a) he's investing his own money in his dream, and b) something useful will come out of this, even if the primary mission fails.
But until we do, they have no incentive to stop, and we have no right to violate the law. Your civil rights aren't being violated, so illegal copying is NOT an act of civil disobedience.
So, I do what you suggest, I don't buy it, and hopefully they'll change the rules as a result. In the meantime, I satisfy my own desires by watching a pirated copy, for which I have no further justification.
you just freely admit you do it because you want to, not because you're taking some kind of high ground in defiance of content providers.
Well, I did download the Kanye album, and then threw it away immediately just because I dislike the guy. How does that register on your scale of bendy logic ?
If they're not completely the same, then your analogies may not work. Better to ignore physical property completely for the purpose of this discussion which was about border hopping using a VPN, which does not apply to physical property.
I can't believe it's really that hard to just not watch a TV show or movie, and the lengths people will go to in order to bend logic to justify their illegal activity.
I just watch pirated movies and TV shows because I enjoy it. No bending of logic involved. Why is that so hard to understand ?
Not necessarily. You can fix the worst problems of unbridled capitalism without ending up with socialism. Look at western/northern Europe for instance.
Not true - all you need is enough money and intelligence to buy the good ideas
Being able to recognize a good idea isn't just a matter of intelligence. It's a matter of vision. It happens often that very good ideas are laughed at by the most intelligent people.
Adam Smith was never writing about what's called the "free market". He envisioned small-scale peer-to-peer reputation-driven interaction, not what we have.
Unrestricted freedom invariably leads to concentration of wealth and power into a few hands.
The Apple car will be the most beautiful car ever, completely seamless because it does away with doors. The customer is factory installed in the leather seats and will die together with the car.
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Actually the upper bounds of the atmosphere on Venus is relatively habitable
It also gets very boring quickly.
I don't think they can settle on Mars either, but I still applaud his efforts, because a) he's investing his own money in his dream, and b) something useful will come out of this, even if the primary mission fails.
For top level organisation, the free market is a great first approximation, but that's all. One moves away from it, not toward it.
The best idea is to keep moving to the best solution, without useless dogma.
but the missions themselves were managed centrally - the most efficient and effective approach (by definition).
Only if the management is done right.
But until we do, they have no incentive to stop, and we have no right to violate the law. Your civil rights aren't being violated, so illegal copying is NOT an act of civil disobedience.
So, I do what you suggest, I don't buy it, and hopefully they'll change the rules as a result. In the meantime, I satisfy my own desires by watching a pirated copy, for which I have no further justification.
it's about people turning to piracy because Netflix is blocking VPNs, and whether or not that should be OK.
Whether that's OK or not is not related to whether stealing cars is OK.
you just freely admit you do it because you want to, not because you're taking some kind of high ground in defiance of content providers.
Well, I did download the Kanye album, and then threw it away immediately just because I dislike the guy. How does that register on your scale of bendy logic ?
Poor analogy, as you probably already knew before you wrote it.
If they're not completely the same, then your analogies may not work. Better to ignore physical property completely for the purpose of this discussion which was about border hopping using a VPN, which does not apply to physical property.
Your view that Intellectual Property is different from normal property is ludicrous.
So when does your home or car fall into the public domain ?
Amazon is a shitty company who uses every social engineering trick in the book to rip you off and you let them.
Yet, you bought two of their tablets to support them.
I can't believe it's really that hard to just not watch a TV show or movie, and the lengths people will go to in order to bend logic to justify their illegal activity.
I just watch pirated movies and TV shows because I enjoy it. No bending of logic involved. Why is that so hard to understand ?
If they want copyright laws changed, they need to change the copyright laws
That's not really a realistic option when content producers are in charge of the laws.
Moreover, my taxes pay to enforce laws that I vehemently disagree with. The answer is not to violate them.
Things change when the majority disagrees with the laws. At some point, heads start falling in the baskets.
That's a good analogy if watching Flaked is an inalienable right.
Whether they had an inalienable right was disputed at the time.
It probably started when the Americans believed they were entitled to their freedom when they were still under British rule.
From the producer's perspective someone not buying is the same as pirating. Might as well pirate it, and get some enjoyment out of not buying.
Thinking for yourself is what the people described in the ancient texts were doing, and look where it got them.
Sure, that's called socialism.
Not necessarily. You can fix the worst problems of unbridled capitalism without ending up with socialism. Look at western/northern Europe for instance.
The point is that there's an alternative to American style capitalism that doesn't involve driving around in a Trabant.
Not true - all you need is enough money and intelligence to buy the good ideas
Being able to recognize a good idea isn't just a matter of intelligence. It's a matter of vision. It happens often that very good ideas are laughed at by the most intelligent people.
Adam Smith was never writing about what's called the "free market". He envisioned small-scale peer-to-peer reputation-driven interaction, not what we have.
Unrestricted freedom invariably leads to concentration of wealth and power into a few hands.
Without good ideas, money is useless.
The Apple car will be the most beautiful car ever, completely seamless because it does away with doors. The customer is factory installed in the leather seats and will die together with the car.
When did "slots in this bathroom" and "tabs in that bathroom" get sooooo controversial?
The bigger question is why Americans can't have decent bathrooms where you can't peek into a stall ?