this post was submitted on 21 Nov 2023
1278 points (93.6% liked)

A Boring Dystopia

10561 readers
512 users here now

Pictures, Videos, Articles showing just how boring it is to live in a dystopic society, or with signs of a dystopic society.

Rules (Subject to Change)

--Be a Decent Human Being

--Posting news articles: include the source name and exact title from article in your post title

--If a picture is just a screenshot of an article, link the article

--If a video's content isn't clear from title, write a short summary so people know what it's about.

--Posts must have something to do with the topic

--Zero tolerance for Racism/Sexism/Ableism/etc.

--No NSFW content

--Abide by the rules of lemmy.world

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] shrugal@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The distinctions you name are completely irrelevant, because in both cases people are robbed of $100 they legally own. It doesn't matter if physical goods or services are exchanged, or if the owner also physically possessed the money at some point.

Idk where you live, but shop owners in my country will absolutely go after every penny someone has stolen from a store, and rightfully so!

[–] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

[This comment has been deleted by an automated system]

[–] shrugal@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Again, no one is saying that they are the same. The argument is that their differences don't matter in this context, because the negative outcome for the victim is the same. And that's absolutely not the case for physical theft vs digital piracy, not even close.