I think the problem is one of economics and reproduction.
I think the entire RIAA could be eliminated tomorrow, leaving only the recording artists, equipment manufacturers, studios, and listeners. I think that would reduce this excessive profiteering and make the world better for everyone...
except the employees of the RIAA. All of them are getting paid to do a job that does not NEED to be done, from a global standpoint at least. Their children are fed off of their salary. I think that the job they do creates no virtue in this world, and improves the quality of life only for themselves, their families and other RIAA employees.
There are plenty of other obsolete jobs in this country, that could have been replaced long ago by automation or computation. Think about cashiers or clerical workers. This is not to say that the workers of such jobs are in any way inherently inferior to anyone else, but the jobs they are doing are USELESS. In the short term, from a government's perspective, the decision makes sense to keep them employed, as it keeps our GNP higher.
But in the long term, you have to recognize that we are killing ourselves here. We are filling landfills with useless garbage that nobody wants. THIS SHIT DOESNT FALL FROM THE SKY, WE ARE CREATING IT!! There is a giant stain of brown shit emanating from New York City. It's visible from Sandy Hook in NJ. Its half as big as the horizon and cannot be denied. It is a direct result of misapplied economic power. Here are some other examples of such power misapplied: -- war -- the white cardboard in twinkie packs -- sneakers with lights on them -- every goofy useless plastic toy(get your kid a basketball or something)
Keep this up and our landfills will become our homes, then our graves.
It is absolutely up to us to change our own fate. Do what you can, value your own work, hear and be heard.
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I think the problem is one of economics and reproduction.
I think the entire RIAA could be eliminated tomorrow, leaving only the recording artists, equipment manufacturers, studios, and listeners. I think that would reduce this excessive profiteering and make the world better for everyone...
except the employees of the RIAA. All of them are getting paid to do a job that does not NEED to be done, from a global standpoint at least. Their children are fed off of their salary. I think that the job they do creates no virtue in this world, and improves the quality of life only for themselves, their families and other RIAA employees.
There are plenty of other obsolete jobs in this country, that could have been replaced long ago by automation or computation. Think about cashiers or clerical workers. This is not to say that the workers of such jobs are in any way inherently inferior to anyone else, but the jobs they are doing are USELESS. In the short term, from a government's perspective, the decision makes sense to keep them employed, as it keeps our GNP higher.
But in the long term, you have to recognize that we are killing ourselves here. We are filling landfills with useless garbage that nobody wants. THIS SHIT DOESNT FALL FROM THE SKY, WE ARE CREATING IT!! There is a giant stain of brown shit emanating from New York City. It's visible from Sandy Hook in NJ. Its half as big as the horizon and cannot be denied. It is a direct result of misapplied economic power. Here are some other examples of such power misapplied:
-- war
-- the white cardboard in twinkie packs
-- sneakers with lights on them
-- every goofy useless plastic toy(get your kid a basketball or something)
Keep this up and our landfills will become our homes, then our graves.
It is absolutely up to us to change our own fate. Do what you can, value your own work, hear and be heard.
And please try to reproduce sparingly.