• @[email protected]
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    196 days ago

    Can purchasing anything within the system of monstrous exploitation called global capitalism be justified?

    • sunzu2
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      56 days ago

      No unless you lack self respect

      Corporate is your enemy and paying them money is funding your own oppression

      • @[email protected]
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        26 days ago

        No, but saying to participate and that purchasing software is inherently moral is also fallacious.

        Developers, musicians, creatives, actors etc all need to be paid to live in society. However, the current system rewards the lucky few and large corporations as well as the non creative side of media and software creation.

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            16 days ago

            No, but that’s the case with or without piracy. Artists and devs shouldn’t rely on goodwill. That’s just expanding the tips system which is already awful.

              • @[email protected]
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                15 days ago

                No, I’m not saying artist money is any more immoral than any other purchase. I’m also saying artists should not depend on donations only. I also did not say I exclusively pirate. Don’t put words in my mouth.

                I’m saying the current system is broken. Replacing it with tips is not the solution. Transport and creative industries will see huge lay offs in the coming years. We need to decide as a society what we value. Is it creating art and pleasure or lines going up on company spreadsheets. Free spread of ideas and art is an ideology. The only reason not to allow it is to profit. Those profits don’t go to most artists.