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Old 11-17-2009, 07:04 PM  
kane
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tell me why my idea is flawed kane and your's not?
I like to see the future. I envision a future that is free. It is coming to pass now, but the media is contorting it into something it is not. Let's talk a little reality first:

Reality #1 - There is no such thing as pirates of any kind. Those who download from torrent sites are simply people that are "timeshifting" content they have already purchased or they are using the "cloud" to create backups of content they are already purchased. You don't actually believe there are people out there who are downloading stuff just because they want it for free do you? People would never do that!

Reality #2 - Tube sites do not have stolen content on them. You don't actually think that there are people out there that are so morally bankrupt that they would buy a $2.99 3 day membership to a site, download all of the member's area movies then upload them onto their tube site for the sole reason of gaining more visitors allowing them to increase their ad prices then when they get caught they blame it on "up-loaders" do you? Clearly you are delusional if you think this is happening.

Reality #3 - Even Somali pirates are not real pirates. These people liberators. They were unfortunate enough to be born in a shit-stain of a country and they are fighting to better themselves. The prince of Saudi Arabia isn't going to miss one tanker of oil. If they "liberate" a cargo ship full of goods those goods were clearly from the richest 1% of the world and will not be missed. These people were dealt a poor hand then told to adapt or die. They are simply adapting and should be praised not scorned.

I envision a future where everything is free. No need for money. Everyone just makes it and takes it as needed. Clearly nobody would ever go overboard and take more than they need. Each person will only take what they need and there will be no excessive usage. There will be no desire to be rewarded for your efforts. The knowledge of a job well done is plenty. There will be no need for police or a legal system because there will be no crime. If someone takes something from you, they are just "sharing" what you have, right now is just not your turn to have it. If someone takes something else of yours it is not theft, it is just "fair use" and really you probably didn't need it anyway. Who cares if they "timeshift" your car, you can just "timeshift" your neighbors' car. And with everything being free we can look forward to nothing but the highest quality TV, movies and radio, because there are people out there who can't wait to sweat and bleed for their art only to be given nothing in return for it.

I can see it. I can imagine it. It is upon us. Free is where it is at.

There will be no need for money where we are going.
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