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You’re right, I got frustrated with work and took it out on you, I apologize.

The penal code necessarily uses incredibly narrow definitions with very specific verbiage.

Using the word steal in OPs title is common use of the word, which aligns with the dictionary definition, they certainly are not quoting a legal definition

Get outta here with this dumb shit.

So much ‘verbal’ diarrahhea to try to make yourself feel better about what you’re doing.

I pirate shit, that is a form a theft. Cope with it or stop doing it.

You do understand the difference between penal code and the definition of a word, no? Surely the reason why the two are not at all even slightly interchangeable is plainly clear to anyone of reasonable intelligence.

To selectively focus on one small sliver of the definition of the word, ignoring the full meaning of the word and the context to push your agenda? Smells like propaganda.

I guess you can’t steal anything when you just decide to limit the definition of the word.

But if we’re in reality and using the way words are actually defined then yes you can steal something intangible, and no it does not require someone to be deprived of something.

Theft isn’t specific to property, you can steal services too.

The water is certainly muddy with digital media, but this is just another oversimplified argument.

If you need to do mental gymnastics to feel OK about pirating then…idk find something better than this.

See comments below for more mental gymnastics

Because its cold and refreshing? Ice water stays cold longer than not ice water.

That’s such a simple thing for people with mobility problems to solve for themselves.

If straws are a requirement then carry your own straws. Then you can choose the material.

Freight? No.

You’d use a sprinter van for that.

Hahahahahaha

A perfech illustratration why lemmy sorta sucks.

That’s fair, I don’t know why I assumed the opposite, but youre probably correct.

And clearly I’m voicing disagreement.

There was always someone deciding what the public did or didn’t see, it’s just a different someone now.

The difference is with the internet you have the ability to instantly verify information, but most choose not to and instead just let their information be served. Its not that black and white, but most people are gonna believe what’s served to them without much question, especially if it reinforces a bias.

I disagree.

That dream of the internet was killed by the apathy of its users. It doesn’t matter if you have almost the entire knowledge base of humanity at your literal fingertips if you can’t be bothered to actually use it to learn anything.

Normal childhood behavior isn’t an indicator, that’s my point.

Man, I remember when we all had high hopes for the infinite knowledge of the internet…and we see how that’s turned out.

I guess children’s imaginations are autistic now? Lol.

I’ll take things that didn’t happen for $1000, Alex.