Zucas said:
ChichiriMuyo said:
twesterm said:
ChichiriMuyo said:
twesterm said:
ChichiriMuyo said:
Woo Twesterm with almost exactly the response I expected. Dude, it's the lowest in the world. Maybe you need to reevaluate what your definition of "stupid high" is. I can't even imagine what sorts of adjectives you'd use for the likes of Zimbabwe, Armenia, Georgia etc. with their 90%+ piracy rates. |
10 people got killed in constuction site A because someone messed up and 100 people killed in contruction site B because someone made the same mistake.
Yes, many more people died in B but the amount that died in A is still stupid high.
I know that piracy is higher in the other areas but 20% is still a really high number. Just because NA has the lowest number does not mean that the number is an acceptable amount.
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Obviously 20% is not a really high number, it's a really low number. It's as low as it gets, at least for the now. If the recession ends, it'll drop, because for the most part piracy is related to the number of people who can afford the software they want.
Oh, and your example is terrible. If a given type of accident could kill 10 or 100 people I'd be happy as can be that it was only ten. Yeah, people dying isn't exacly a good outcome, but it's better than a lto more people dying any day of the week.
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I don't think you're getting what I'm telling you. I'm not saying 10 people dead is as bad as 100 people dead or that 20% is as bad as 50%, I'm just saying 20% is still a really high number. That is all.
Going back to my bad construction site example, 10 people died at one site and 100 people died at the other. Going from what you said, you seem to think the 10 people dying is alright because that's as low as it gets. That may be preferable, but it still isn't right. I think that's where you're getting confused.
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I'm not confused, I'm just willing to admit that "what is right" doesn't occur very often in this mixed up, crazy world of ours. Either you play the hand that's dealt to you or you fold. Me? I'll keep playing, thank you very much.
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Those that are willing to lay back and cope with what is wrong are indeed a part of the problem themselves. If you are able to do something against what is unjust then it is not a privilege but a responsibility to do so.
"You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." - Harvey Dent, Dark Knight
It really is a great quote.
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But tell me, oh wise master, what can one do to solve this problem? I can stop pirating and you can and Twesterm can. Great, three people are not themselves pirating. What do we do about the peopel that are? Do you want to turn your "friends" in to the FBI if they are? You're not much of a friend if you do. Do you want to break into software development firms to make sure they aren't pirating? That's agaisnt the law, you know. What are you able to do that doesn't make you just as much of a criminal or just a plain asshole? Go ahead, lay it down. I'd love to know what you are doing personally to stop software piracy. Maybe you are providing the exact same service for free? That sure is an effective, if dangerous, proposition. Anything else?
