▲ 1365 ▼ Don't let the corporations tell you otherwise (lemmy.ohaa.xyz) submitted 2 years ago by FQQD@lemmy.ohaa.xyz to c/memes@lemmy.world 331 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) You're still profiting from their work without compensating them, that's called slavery enter I'm from. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) if someone tells you about the biggest play of the Superbowl, are they enslaving the NFL owners? get real. sharing stories, songs, tools, and skills is a basic human activity. it's not immoral. trying to prevent it is immoral. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You can share stories of when you played a game, it doesn't mean you can copy the game itself so you still have access to it and someone else does too without any compensation going to the creator. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) if someone wants to share a game with me, I am doing nothing wrong by accepting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago That logic only works if you ignore the fact that someone had to put work into creating the game. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) there is no profit, the labor isn't forced, it's not slavery permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Consuming the fruit of someone's labor is "profiting from it" The labor needs to exist in order for you to have access to the content you're pirating so yes in a way it's forced to exist otherwise this conversation wouldn't happen in the first place as there would be no content to pirate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) you're making up that definition of profit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) To profit > to obtain an advantage or benefit The entertainment you get from the product is a form of profit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) you are stretching the term to meaninglessness permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago I'm using an official definition of the word permalink fedilink source parent [–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) no one made them produce the game. they could have chosen not to do that, and there would be no consequences at all. it's not slavery. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Then no one should buy anything until we reach a point where no one produces anything because there's no incentive to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) this sentence makes me suspect English is not your first language because it makes no sense. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago How? I mean, by your logic why should people buy anything instead of just copying/stealing it? No one gets hurt if we do so, you said so yourself! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) if someone tells you about the biggest play of the Superbowl, are they enslaving the NFL owners? get real. sharing stories, songs, tools, and skills is a basic human activity. it's not immoral. trying to prevent it is immoral. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You can share stories of when you played a game, it doesn't mean you can copy the game itself so you still have access to it and someone else does too without any compensation going to the creator. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) if someone wants to share a game with me, I am doing nothing wrong by accepting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago That logic only works if you ignore the fact that someone had to put work into creating the game. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You can share stories of when you played a game, it doesn't mean you can copy the game itself so you still have access to it and someone else does too without any compensation going to the creator. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) if someone wants to share a game with me, I am doing nothing wrong by accepting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago That logic only works if you ignore the fact that someone had to put work into creating the game. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) if someone wants to share a game with me, I am doing nothing wrong by accepting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago That logic only works if you ignore the fact that someone had to put work into creating the game. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago That logic only works if you ignore the fact that someone had to put work into creating the game. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) there is no profit, the labor isn't forced, it's not slavery permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Consuming the fruit of someone's labor is "profiting from it" The labor needs to exist in order for you to have access to the content you're pirating so yes in a way it's forced to exist otherwise this conversation wouldn't happen in the first place as there would be no content to pirate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) you're making up that definition of profit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) To profit > to obtain an advantage or benefit The entertainment you get from the product is a form of profit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) you are stretching the term to meaninglessness permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago I'm using an official definition of the word permalink fedilink source parent [–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) no one made them produce the game. they could have chosen not to do that, and there would be no consequences at all. it's not slavery. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Then no one should buy anything until we reach a point where no one produces anything because there's no incentive to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) this sentence makes me suspect English is not your first language because it makes no sense. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago How? I mean, by your logic why should people buy anything instead of just copying/stealing it? No one gets hurt if we do so, you said so yourself! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Consuming the fruit of someone's labor is "profiting from it" The labor needs to exist in order for you to have access to the content you're pirating so yes in a way it's forced to exist otherwise this conversation wouldn't happen in the first place as there would be no content to pirate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) you're making up that definition of profit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) To profit > to obtain an advantage or benefit The entertainment you get from the product is a form of profit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) you are stretching the term to meaninglessness permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago I'm using an official definition of the word permalink fedilink source parent [–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) no one made them produce the game. they could have chosen not to do that, and there would be no consequences at all. it's not slavery. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Then no one should buy anything until we reach a point where no one produces anything because there's no incentive to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) this sentence makes me suspect English is not your first language because it makes no sense. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago How? I mean, by your logic why should people buy anything instead of just copying/stealing it? No one gets hurt if we do so, you said so yourself! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) you're making up that definition of profit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) To profit > to obtain an advantage or benefit The entertainment you get from the product is a form of profit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) you are stretching the term to meaninglessness permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago I'm using an official definition of the word permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) To profit > to obtain an advantage or benefit The entertainment you get from the product is a form of profit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) you are stretching the term to meaninglessness permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago I'm using an official definition of the word permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) you are stretching the term to meaninglessness permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago I'm using an official definition of the word permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago I'm using an official definition of the word permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) no one made them produce the game. they could have chosen not to do that, and there would be no consequences at all. it's not slavery. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Then no one should buy anything until we reach a point where no one produces anything because there's no incentive to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) this sentence makes me suspect English is not your first language because it makes no sense. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago How? I mean, by your logic why should people buy anything instead of just copying/stealing it? No one gets hurt if we do so, you said so yourself! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Then no one should buy anything until we reach a point where no one produces anything because there's no incentive to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) this sentence makes me suspect English is not your first language because it makes no sense. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago How? I mean, by your logic why should people buy anything instead of just copying/stealing it? No one gets hurt if we do so, you said so yourself! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) this sentence makes me suspect English is not your first language because it makes no sense. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago How? I mean, by your logic why should people buy anything instead of just copying/stealing it? No one gets hurt if we do so, you said so yourself! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago How? I mean, by your logic why should people buy anything instead of just copying/stealing it? No one gets hurt if we do so, you said so yourself! permalink fedilink source parent
