So you think Brazilian government should subvert its own country's legal system to benefit an American private company? I like the way you think, it's so... Banana Republic.
Have you read the news in the latest decades? Some things have changed, you know?
Then it's not so different from how neoliberal economists purport to model reality. The only difference is that this study on mosh pits won't be pushed on the whole world as the "One And Only Source of Truth"(tm) for economic, social and environmental policies.
Or will it?
OMG! Please don't let any economist read the fucking thing!
You are simply a parasite on the current business model. When there are enough parasites, the current model will collapse.
Yes, but I would be a parasite, anyway. As I said, I don't want to buy anything, and I don't have the money, anyway.
What model do you propose? Tell me about this new world where you get free Internet sites and the companies running them make no money from you?
I don't really have an idea, but I guess nobody has. Things will evolve into other things. But I pay a monthly fee for Internet. Just like cable TV. The initial business model for TV was broadcasting all their content for free because they'd make their money from advertising. With cable TV, that's not the case. You pay a fee to your cable provider and it pays the channels to distribute them. Maybe something similar can happen on the Internet.
Actually it's very simple. I don't need advertising. I don't want to buy anything, and I don't have the money for it. Besides, it annoys the fuck out of me. I prize my mental sanity very much. So, I block ads. If everyone wants to do the same, tough. The Internet won't go away. Other business models will come up. And online advertising won't be missed. At least by me.
Yes, and we all have a "sex inspector" that goes to every house and takes notes. If we don't have enough quality sex, we'll receive "death points". These will be taken into account by the death panels when they decide if we're entitled to medical treatment in a public hospital.
But don't worry, we have plenty of time to watch TV during our 6 month vacation. And we spend the rest of the year on strike, so we get to watch a lot of it. It's just that we don't have Cheetos and Budwiser while watching TV. Instead we have goat cheese and red wine.
So corporate-owned, highly profitable services are "commons" now? Nice try.
Why do I have to be annoyed with a shitstorm of advertisements of things I don't want and don't have money to buy? Does it give any money to the manufacturers of said products? No, the advertisers make a lot of money, to the manufacturers it's only another expense. The whole bubble will collapse eventually. And I won't shed a tear.
Your constitution doesn't allow anyone to say whatever the fuck he wants. If you publicly say your neighbour's mother is a whore, he will sue you and win.
We also have a constitution and free speech. But publicity is strictly regulated, or it would become an uncontrollable shitstorm. It's bad enough as it is, now.
No, it's negative publicity what's illegal. If you want people to buy your stuff, promote it. Don't put the others down. This is simply pathetic and demonstrates how desperate Microsoft is.
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4. San Francisco, a bastion of everything Republicans hate
Republicans hate rich people and the financial district? That's a new one...
Of course. Except that "small things" can get pretty big when billions of people are involved.
Renault cars don't have keys.
So you think Brazilian government should subvert its own country's legal system to benefit an American private company? I like the way you think, it's so... Banana Republic.
Have you read the news in the latest decades? Some things have changed, you know?
Consider a spherical heavy metal fan..
Then it's not so different from how neoliberal economists purport to model reality. The only difference is that this study on mosh pits won't be pushed on the whole world as the "One And Only Source of Truth"(tm) for economic, social and environmental policies.
Or will it?
OMG! Please don't let any economist read the fucking thing!
Sick of tourists? No way. You're welcome.
No dude, it's the other way around. The more death points you get, the less the death panel will like you.
But it works. Everybody fucks like rabbits around here.
You are simply a parasite on the current business model. When there are enough parasites, the current model will collapse.
Yes, but I would be a parasite, anyway. As I said, I don't want to buy anything, and I don't have the money, anyway.
What model do you propose? Tell me about this new world where you get free Internet sites and the companies running them make no money from you?
I don't really have an idea, but I guess nobody has. Things will evolve into other things. But I pay a monthly fee for Internet. Just like cable TV. The initial business model for TV was broadcasting all their content for free because they'd make their money from advertising. With cable TV, that's not the case. You pay a fee to your cable provider and it pays the channels to distribute them. Maybe something similar can happen on the Internet.
Portugal.
Actually it's very simple. I don't need advertising. I don't want to buy anything, and I don't have the money for it. Besides, it annoys the fuck out of me. I prize my mental sanity very much. So, I block ads. If everyone wants to do the same, tough. The Internet won't go away. Other business models will come up. And online advertising won't be missed. At least by me.
What? If you publicly defame someone, it's not so hard to prove slander. You have a lot of witnesses. And you have a law to only protect rock stars?
Are you really sure about what you wrote?
I forgot to tell you that in France it's illegal to sit on your couch with your wife at night. You have to be with your mistress.
Yes, and we all have a "sex inspector" that goes to every house and takes notes. If we don't have enough quality sex, we'll receive "death points". These will be taken into account by the death panels when they decide if we're entitled to medical treatment in a public hospital.
But don't worry, we have plenty of time to watch TV during our 6 month vacation. And we spend the rest of the year on strike, so we get to watch a lot of it. It's just that we don't have Cheetos and Budwiser while watching TV. Instead we have goat cheese and red wine.
What?
I does!
So corporate-owned, highly profitable services are "commons" now? Nice try.
Why do I have to be annoyed with a shitstorm of advertisements of things I don't want and don't have money to buy? Does it give any money to the manufacturers of said products? No, the advertisers make a lot of money, to the manufacturers it's only another expense. The whole bubble will collapse eventually. And I won't shed a tear.
Your constitution doesn't allow anyone to say whatever the fuck he wants. If you publicly say your neighbour's mother is a whore, he will sue you and win.
We also have a constitution and free speech. But publicity is strictly regulated, or it would become an uncontrollable shitstorm. It's bad enough as it is, now.
What kind of fucked up ambiguous, selective, and arbitrary system of oppression do you have over there?
One where corporations don't get absolute free rein to pollute our minds with all kinds of ambiguous, selective, arbitrary and oppressive bullshit.
Wow... so comparisons, critiques and reviews are illegal?
No, they aren't. Stop being dishonest.
I bet my English beats the hell out of your your Portuguese.
No, it's negative publicity what's illegal. If you want people to buy your stuff, promote it. Don't put the others down. This is simply pathetic and demonstrates how desperate Microsoft is.
I don't see any ads on the web. Ever.
Noscript + Adblock. My brain is grateful.
If you Americans focused on things that matter instead of being all anxious about who your officials are fucking, that wouldn't have happened.
This is illegal in my country. And the rest of Europe, I believe. Why do you Americans waste so much time and money on bullshit like this?
Whoooooosh!
I'm Portuguese.