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I've never claimed to be a good activist. But when it comes to matters like these, when fighting deeply entrenched systems, I think they usually only fix themse
by burntsushi 6y ago
I've never claimed to be a good activist. But when it comes to matters like these, when fighting deeply entrenched systems, I think they usually only fix themselves after a massive correction and that correction usually involves a lot of pain and misery. So I settle for education and generally passive resistance. I don't think copyleft on its own is going to fix anything.
Otherwise, I just try to behave in a way that is consistent with my ethics, while balancing practical matters. In this case, that means opting out of monopoly copyright interest as much as I can.
And can I just say, I really wish it were possible to have discussions about why ought to be without getting dragged into a tangent about how to get there. Like, we've gone from my taking issue with equating laws and ethics all the way to a critique of my weak activism in pursuit of demolishing the IP regime.