- cross-posted to:
- futurama@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- futurama@lemmy.world
Text for the visually impaired: Post by lestatlestits
I see Hollywood is now very into the idea of buying something once and then owning it forever and being able to make infinite copies. Which. Isn’t quite the message they imparted upon me in my childhood. I the spirit of their own long-held stance:
A photoshopped version of the “You wouldn’t download a car” ad saying: “You wouldn’t download an actor”
Copyright violation for thee, but not for me.
The United States has the most comprehensive social safetynet and system of redress on Earth.
…exclusively for the tiny sliver of the population that already owns everything and controls our government through institutionally legalized bribery.
As has happened for all of human history, we have devolved back to the golden rule: those with all the gold make the rules, and surprise surprise, the rules say they can’t lose and you can’t win.
Maybe all of human history should have been incinerated.