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There's a lot wrong with this analogy. Right off the bat, a gun is not typically involved with legitimate banking. Fundamentally, when you rob a bank, you're co

There's a lot wrong with this analogy. Right off the bat, a gun is not typically involved with legitimate banking. Fundamentally, when you rob a bank, you're coercing someone into giving you something that doesn't belong to you. When you block ads, you're taking something that was offered freely, then choosing which parts of it you want.

dumbfounder 9y ago
I was illustrating how bad his point is with the "it's my BLANK" argument. Just because you are using something that belongs to you doesn't mean it doesn't affect other people.
- arkades 9y ago
  I don’t think you fully understood his point. When a website comes to your computer, and you choose to digest it in the manner you see fit, our using YOUR resources the way YOU see fit. The content creator wants you to use your resources the way THEY see fit. They ... can’t really demand that. As opposed to charging a subscription fee, in which you are aligned in wanting to use your resources in a way you both find satisfying.
  - dumbfounder 9y ago
    When the mailman comes onto MY property to deliver the mail he has other people's mail in his bag on MY walkway! I don't want that to happen because it's mine!!!!
    - arkades 9y ago
      Actually, if you place your mailbox on the perimeter of the property - as is quite common in some areas - the mailman won’t enter your property. Huh. Turns out you do have control over your property, after all.
      - dumbfounder 9y ago
        That is not supportive of the "it's mine therefore I'm right" argument it's just a solution to this particular problem. We can go on like this all day, but the argument is, just because it's yours does not mean you can do whatever you want with it. I am trying to show the error of the thinking with more erroneous thinking.
        arkades 9y ago
        “You can’t force me to use my property the way you see fit” != “it’s mine so I can do anything I want with it.”

dumbfounder 9y ago

I was illustrating how bad his point is with the "it's my BLANK" argument. Just because you are using something that belongs to you doesn't mean it doesn't affect other people.

arkades 9y ago
I don’t think you fully understood his point. When a website comes to your computer, and you choose to digest it in the manner you see fit, our using YOUR resources the way YOU see fit. The content creator wants you to use your resources the way THEY see fit. They ... can’t really demand that. As opposed to charging a subscription fee, in which you are aligned in wanting to use your resources in a way you both find satisfying.
- dumbfounder 9y ago
  When the mailman comes onto MY property to deliver the mail he has other people's mail in his bag on MY walkway! I don't want that to happen because it's mine!!!!
  - arkades 9y ago
    Actually, if you place your mailbox on the perimeter of the property - as is quite common in some areas - the mailman won’t enter your property. Huh. Turns out you do have control over your property, after all.
    - dumbfounder 9y ago
      That is not supportive of the "it's mine therefore I'm right" argument it's just a solution to this particular problem. We can go on like this all day, but the argument is, just because it's yours does not mean you can do whatever you want with it. I am trying to show the error of the thinking with more erroneous thinking.
      - arkades 9y ago
        “You can’t force me to use my property the way you see fit” != “it’s mine so I can do anything I want with it.”