• Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    if you give it a bad name, a lot of people will automatically assume that it is something bad. It’s a simple trick, but it works.

    Only on easily manipulated and shallow idiots. Especially when the term is used neutrally and positively too. I’ll grant that there’s a lot of those, but not enough that we should let them dictate what words we use.

    If we want to change the way people think about copyright, we shouldn’t let anyone imply that sharing information is the same as stealing ships and murdering people on them

    Again, only total morons think that the two are connected or similar. We should never let morons dictate our words and actions.

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        6 months ago

        What a principled, deeply moronic stance.

        Right back at you, except the part about being principled.

        Using the word “piracy” isn’t what harms the community. Politicians who are receiving bribes from industry associations is.

        Not using the word isn’t going to stop any of them or make their gaslighting any less effective. Getting money out of politics will and, until that becomes possible, educating the ignorant will help.

        Being “right” doesn’t make you immune to consequences

        Oh wow, I had no idea! This is totally new information!

        You live in a world with other people, and what they do effects you.

        Again, absolute news to me! Are you being an extremely condescending ass on purpose or is that just your automatic response any time someone disagree with your shallow understanding of complex issues?