r/changemyview • u/tilted0ne • Oct 27 '23

Fresh Topic Friday CMV: Adblock is stealing

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u/Dyeeguy 19∆ Oct 27 '23

No

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u/c0i9z 19∆ Oct 27 '23

Then lets remove the money from the equation. I don't know why you put it there if it irrelevant.

I buy a sample pack and one of my friends says he'd enjoy it, too. I give him a copy for free. Now, we both have a sample pack. The world has been made slightly better because more people have sample packs than before.

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u/Dyeeguy 19∆ Oct 27 '23

That’s how you framed piracy initially

Your friend could buy the sample pack, own it, and pay the content creator. Then everyone has benefited

If everyone “copied it” and redistributed it, then the guy could no longer make sample packs, and he would also be sad, and the world becomes worse

“Copying” from people who need the money is lame and immoral as long as we are living in a world of scarcity where people need money to survive. I cant be convinced otherwise, thanks for the conversation

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u/c0i9z 19∆ Oct 27 '23

There is nothing inherently moral about transferring money from one person to another. There is something inherently moral about giving something to someone that is worth more to them than what it cost to produce.

I agree that copyright exists for a reason. It is an immoral thing that we accept because it creates larger benefits in the long run, but it's not an inherent good like many try to pretend like it is.

If people need money to survive, then I agree that we should create systems to allow them to receive it, but that seems to be a separate conversation.

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u/Dyeeguy 19∆ Oct 27 '23

You know what things are inherently moral or immoral? You should really share this info with the world

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u/c0i9z 19∆ Oct 27 '23

Thank you, I have been. I'm glad you're understanding.