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Originally Posted by MetaMan
the only place you should be going is to the loony bin. you are one of those people who "envision" a better world then do not come up with any REAL WORLD solutions. you just think up stupid shit to give yourself a pat on the back.
and you did not answer how my idea is flawed and yours is not.
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Maybe I should let you in on a little secret. My original post was meant as a sarcastic tongue in cheek statement about the state of the modern internet and how it doesn't seem to learn from its past. Previously, there were many sites that died in the dot com bust of 1999-2001ish because they just gave everything away and were not worried about the impact so much free content would eventually have on their business model. For a while that went away and now it is back in full force. When you factor in torrents and tube sites it is a wonder anyone even bothers creating content because not only do those that steal it commit a crime, but they show a complete and utter lack of respect for the creator and the work they put into it.
A person will not think twice about downloading a movie or a music CD illegally, but if you picked up their wallet and just took ten dollars out of it they would come uncorked.
So I was being sarcastic. I was in a funny mood and wanted to see how people would respond. Relax, no need to have a stroke.
The sad thing is I may not be far off from reality.