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Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ

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I am ashamed that I hadn’t reasoned this through given all the rubbish digital services have pulled with “purchases” being lies.

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[–] quirzle@kbin.social 58 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (8 children)

"Piracy isn't stealing" doesn't require a qualifier. It's objectively a separate, lesser crime. That correlation is just the result of effective, aggressive marketing that conflates the two. It was so effective that everyone misremembers the "you wouldn't steal a car" ad.

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 21 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)
[–] metaStatic@kbin.social 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think you just solved the housing crisis because this lives rent free in my head

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 4 points 11 months ago
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