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Originally Posted by donkevlar
So at the end of the day from an outside perspective do you think piracy is beneficial to mankind as a whole? Why? Why not?
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Historically, Pirates have created industries. They deviate from normal society and find their own ways and means through uncharted ways. They find a loophole, maybe not completely legal, but they challenge the system and run with it. With positive always comes the negative. One really cannot exist without the other. So you have to look at both sides of the coin.
Is stealing ok? No. But piracy "beneficial to mankind as a whole?" Very possible. However a large scale study would have to be done to prove this.
The internet has brought us a whole new generation of pirates. But pirates they be!
Again, stealing is bad, I do not practice or condone it. But if you think 100% negative toward pirates, well, you're missing out how this adult internet ship even came to sail.
btw - are most of you here too young to remember making casette tapes and VHS tapes? same shit, different media. Its nothing new!