and on a wholly different note
¿could someone explain to my Capitalistic, Luddite ass the morality behind file-sharing copywritten material? the three answers i've heard are: Corporations are evil and kick puppies, therefore i'm justified in ripping them off; copywriting "information" is ludicrous on its face, my actions aren't illegal they're progressive; i don't give a crap, i want the material, so i'm gonna gank it
the first seems juvenile - yes, there are horrible people out there, their immorality doesn't abrogate your moral responsibility, nor is vigilantism any kind of justice or solution. the second might hold some water, but methinks it doesn't quite jibe with the pervasive materialistic mentality of the age: in theory, i'm there; in execution, not so much. the final (and most common) has no real defense as the user usually agrees it's theft but is not concerned with such trivialities - indulgence trumps morals
so, ¿what am i missing?
the first seems juvenile - yes, there are horrible people out there, their immorality doesn't abrogate your moral responsibility, nor is vigilantism any kind of justice or solution. the second might hold some water, but methinks it doesn't quite jibe with the pervasive materialistic mentality of the age: in theory, i'm there; in execution, not so much. the final (and most common) has no real defense as the user usually agrees it's theft but is not concerned with such trivialities - indulgence trumps morals
so, ¿what am i missing?