The authorities have been very trustworthy with a monopoly on power and violence historically, you see

Guess they feel pretty safe, which probably isn’t totally unwarranted

I think the distinction between ‘taking’ and ‘copying’ is important but your point is not unreasonable.

I think the payment from ai companies is reasonable, pragmatically. They’re going to scrape that shit either way - if the largest free repository of knowledge gets a kickback for it that’s good

Like for example there is 0 chance I will ever pay for a New York Times subscription in my life - if I read one of their articles on a paywall alternative site I have not deprived them of anything

That’s not really what I said but ok lol

The law (and more importantly the language) differentiate piracy and theft, so regardless of your opinion on either they are not one and the same

If they aren’t doing anything about it (as you have correctly identified) - they are explicitly ok with it

If I steal your wallet from you, I have deprived you of your wallet. If I make a copy of your digital media, I havent deprived you of anything.

I dont find the “lost potential profit” argument convincing

Particularly if you pirate something you never would have paid for in the first place.

Except that piracy is explicitly not theft lmao

Nah dude they need the height over bore for NODs

You are dramatically overestimating the quality and quantity of training the average soldier, and especially cop, does.

So what - you only want a little bit of secret police? Abolish this shit

I believe in ICE superposition personally

Might be better off over there soon enough lmao

See this a lot in tech bros too, shit is tiring

Incredible, Internet is a helluva place

What even is the intent there lol

Lmao calling someone a Nazi is not “dehumanizing”

Being a Nazi is not an immutable characteristic, it’s a choice. First post on your profile is Islamophobic shit so - get fucked, Nazi