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Anon is jealous (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm not saying that the scarcity of digital goods isn't bullshit, but it's rarely what keeps people poor.

[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

The comment I responded to was regarding climate change and resource consumption, and piracy's "impact" on them, so ...

[–] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I didn't understand the meme I responded to to be exclusively talking about piracy.

[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 weeks ago

I mean sure, but the things people are prone to stealing physically, when they wouldn't otherwise but for price, tend to be those they must have just to live. That's not the sort of consumption we can ethically reduce.