Comment on It used to be just weird Christians, but now everyone's pretty much on board with burning Harry Potter books.

germanixx@lemmings.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• essell@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  As a psychotherapist, let me tell you, it would be a good idea if more adults read some children’s books sometimes.

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  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    It would be a good idea if they read any book, so yeah that tracks.

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• fubbernuckin@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  A kids book owned by someone who is using the money and fame to campaign to destroy the lives of a bunch of my friends and millions of others.

  You can like the book at whatever age idc, but please understand the sentiment that the author should not be getting revenue from those books because they are trying to legally define people out of existence. I’m not a fan of erasing media and not having read the books I have no way to be offended by their content, but I do not want Rowling profiting from their sale. Spread pirated digital copies in place of print until it ends up in public domain.

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  • absentbird@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I used to be of that opinion, but after a series of conversations about it I came around to the idea that any engagement, even non-commercial, has the effect of promoting the brand.

    I’m just waiting for her to die so we can do like Lovecraft and enjoy the books while hating the author.

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    • Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      This just ends up with the argument of “there is no ethical consumption under capitalism”

      People are gonna do what they can to stay sane and engage with the things they find enjoyable. Unfortunately, literally everything in some way shape or form contributes to the oppression of minorities, LGBT+, workers, etc…

      That’s just the society we live in. So don’t blame people for being human, blame the system for exploiting our humanity and encourage the individual to find ways to bypass it, such as pirating media.

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      • absentbird@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I’m not blaming anyone, I’m just investing my energies in other things. I have plans for after she dies, but as long as she can draw a profit form the brand I would personally rather boycott it.

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  • squaresinger@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Public domain is 90 years after the author’s death. None of us will be around for that, and it won’t matter a long time before public domain.

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