• davel@lemmy.ml
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    17 hours ago

    I simply ask them if they would be OK with a company taking money out their bank account.

    This is as unconvincing an analogy as , and for the same reason.

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      17 hours ago

      Unconvincing to whom? That campaign did an amazing job of equating copyright to property ownership for an entire generation.

      It’s not accurate, but I think we’ve seen that it can be very convincing for most people.

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        17 hours ago

        I wouldn’t recommend trying to trick people into caring about their privacy: it’s not good for your reputation or your long-term relationship with them.

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          15 hours ago

          I would recommend it. People need to be manipulated into doing the right thing.

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              11 hours ago

              It does.

              Edit: If I would manipulate the German people into not electing Hitler that would make me akin to Mengele?

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        17 hours ago

        Which generation is that? I’ll be honest, I’ve yet to talk to someone who really gives a crap about where the content they’re consuming is coming from. Hell, most people I’ve dealt with don’t give a crap about content being pirated whenever it happens to be the more convenient option.