No, I didn’t as it’s not really a post about that, but I think ubinis the way forward.

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.

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.

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.

Of course. Otherwise people would buy guns to trade for a ps5. You want to have less guns, not more. It’s to encourage the trade in of guns already bought with a reward for doing so, not a way to meet the value of the gun.

Until he benefits personally, then he’s soft. All China would need to do is promise to sell Trump goods or let him build a gaudy hotel.

I think employment is based on those seeking work. So if you take time off, you wouldn’t be counted. It’s a balance in the market that stops wage rises and inflation when there is unemployment. It’s obviously not desirable for the individual.

Scientific papers

Parasitic more like.

Neither do I, but part of trumps appeal for other Republicans is that he can bring votes. He might in 2 years, unlikely in 4, so the calculus has changed in terms of benefits of loyalty.

However it’s clear you’re not actually discussing in good faith, so I’ll leave it there. Enjoy politics as a sport. You’re making the world worse.

Also, as much as Trump controls them, to an extent. His possibility for election (constitutional crisis not withstanding) is gone, so his power diminishes from an election point of view.

Because it spreads by birds, who migrate a lot and is less fatal to them. And when a human catches it, i ha a high death rate. Currently the species jump is rare and only for those in contact with birds, but that could change.

Then it’s a constantly spreading disease with a high death rate.

No, as we already have a market price for new games. We also have differing prices for differing versions already.

If you’re selling an older less popular or less critically acclaimed game for higher than what newer games with reasonable sales are selling at, then you’re clearly manipulating the market.

We don’t have to micromanage the market. We can set in place mechanisms to make sure it’s efficient and is a true market.

I’m sure we could legislate in such a way that says if it’s purposely priced artificially high to prevent sales, then the same IP abandonment applies.

Nope, trying to create controversy and discussion for free advertising. Like this post. They don’t have opinions, they have social media teams.

Power wise, and backup battery, wouldn’t a phone be better?

Use this article to set up an old phone as a pihoke, so you can then see this article with no ads.

Quelle surprise? Israel can’t be trusted? Who knew?

What’s awful is that by supporting Israel with arms and not acting to enforce ICC and ceasefire agreements and stop genocide, it makes it more likely that other rogue nations do the same with impunity.

How can international pressure on China to stop crimes against humanity be effective if western countries support Israel’s repeated breaches and genocide. How can Russian sanctions be taken seriously while Austria still has banking there and Europe buys their gas?

There’s realpolitik and double standards. We’re in the second and it’s deteriorating. Likely, it will accelerate with Trump. Not just in America but in countries going their own way and so more likely to be in conflict, leading to more armed conflict.

Like, what would they do if he broke the contract? He’s likely a huge fan and genuinely loved it. That not to say it’s great, just that a terminally I’ll super fan loved it.

That’s corporate speak for “we didn’t want it to do that and we don’t approve”. Usually followed by a platitude about correcting it.