Comment on ISP to Supreme Court: We shouldn’t have to disconnect users accused of piracy

• the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I know you know this but it bears saying explicitly: it’s because pretty much all laws are out there to enforce property first. Humanity is secondary. We all know implicitly that it’s not illegal to share your water because it’s unethical. It is illegal because making it illegal protects the water companies profits, humanity be damned.

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  • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    We all know implicitly that it’s not illegal to share your water because it’s unethical. It is illegal because making it illegal protects the water company’s profits, humanity be damned.

    it’s perfectly ethical, unless i’m stealing the water, they’re using the same water i’m using and that means i’m paying for it. It’s literally not a problem.

    It might cut flat charges but, get fucked.

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    • feannag@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I think you misinterpreted, because you two are saying the same thing. It is ethical to share. Therefore, it has not been made illegal for being unethical (because it is ethical), it has been made illegal to protect profits.

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      • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        oh i think the phrasing just confused me lmoa

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  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    How though? If you’re using extra water to share with your neighbor, and YOU still pay your water bill, they still get extra money for extra usage, right? It just comes from your wallet rather than your neighbors.

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    • the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Because your sharing your water with them disincentivizes their paying their bill.

      Extrapolating on this, if you could legally share your water with the neighborhood couldn’t an enterprising person with a zeriscaped yard sell his water to their thirsty lawned neighbor? That’s money the water company considers theirs

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  • snooggums@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    For sure. Even when it isn’t a law the same outcome happens when corporations get the police to enforce their policies.

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