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Because we can't have nice things. For example marvel at the self-entitlement of people for getting free stuff while not giving a shit about publishers and not
by bad_user 11y ago
Because we can't have nice things.
For example marvel at the self-entitlement of people for getting free stuff while not giving a shit about publishers and note that this happens on Hacker News, so what can you expect from the public at large: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10729068 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10729068
- vezzy-fnord 11y agoAll goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous suffer from free rider problems. Blaming "self-entitled consumers" is an excuse, not a reason. Every time I take a whiff of my neighbor's cooking, I am freeloading off a positive (for me) externality. Any producer of such goods knows the risks.