last_philosopher
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- Comment on Social nuke 5 days ago:
That would require some considerable effort to pull off.
Something far more plausible: a bug in zoom that reverses the camera and/or microphone button functionality.
- Comment on What are the ethics behind purchasing a book from an author you don't agree with? 5 days ago:
In most cases, it’s wrong to violate the social contract, especially while benefiting from it. However: the harm done by violating the social contract should be weighed against the harm of not violating it.
In this case, the harm of violating the social contract is pretty minimal, as copyright law is not a fundamental part of the fabric of society. One can even argue it’s kind of dubious, as something that moneyed interests favor very heavily with no similar moneyed interests favoring a strong public domain.
The harm of not violating it is not only do you give money to a holocaust denier, you’re giving it to him for denying the holocaust. Even worse, you’re giving him money for being wrong, and so effective at deception that you are compelled to spend money disproving him.
The whole point of copyright is to encourage useful works and spreading of knowledge and art. In this case the work is not spreading knowledge, but un-knowledge. Irving is exploiting a loophole in copyright law that allows him to work against its very purpose.
Thus I’d say violating the law is ethical as the benefits far outweigh the costs.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
Consciousness
- Comment on YSK how to unclog a toilet 1 week ago:
Be careful with the hot water. A friend cracked his toilet that way.