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Baffling anyone defending Kim Dotcom. The dude gets mega rich based on creating a platform with the sole purpose of storing/distributing pirated media. (his 20

by mrlala 6y ago

Baffling anyone defending Kim Dotcom. The dude gets mega rich based on creating a platform with the sole purpose of storing/distributing pirated media. (his 2019 estimate net worth is $200 million) You can look at piracy in a billion different ways; but when you specifically create a platform to make money off piracy that crosses the line.

maltelandwehr 6y ago
It is so weird that internationally he is only know for that. He did many things that are much much worse.
microtherion 6y ago
So much this. Basically his entire life seems predicated on a firm conviction that he's entitled to the fruits of other people's labor: Fraud, stock manipulation, embezzlement, etc: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Dotcom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Dotcom Finally, he hit on the perfect crime, in that a large part of society seems to be willing to take the side of somebody making $200M off other people's music over the musicians wanting to make a living off their music, no matter what the law actually says. [Hail caesar, those about to be downvoted salute you]
marcosdumay 6y ago
There is this thing about legal protections only being valid if they apply to the people the public won't like. Otherwise, they are useless. He did plenty of despicable things, and should pay for them (he is, isn't he?). At the same time, that extradition is wrong.
mwfunk 6y ago
Seriously. Some major rose-tinted glasses going on here. It's also hard to see anyone see this guy and how he presents himself and think, "wow, what a cool dude! I wish I could be more like him!" Like on a purely personal level, there are people in the tech world who think this is someone who has done well at life and they'd like being friends with him and spending time with him if only they could. This guy is and always has been the Icy Hot Stuntaz of the hacker world and it's super revealing when people seem to default to being on his side because they think he's like "one of us" or whatever. I have no problem with people arguing about the pros and cons of copyright law and where the lines should be drawn and who's responsible for what, but it's really hard to take anyone seriously who thinks Kim Dotcom of all people seems like a pretty cool guy. None of this has anything to do with who's right in this case or whether or not he should be extradited, it's just a really inexplicable undercurrent to any discussion about him.

by mrlala 6y ago

maltelandwehr 6y ago

It is so weird that internationally he is only know for that. He did many things that are much much worse.

microtherion 6y ago

So much this. Basically his entire life seems predicated on a firm conviction that he's entitled to the fruits of other people's labor: Fraud, stock manipulation, embezzlement, etc: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Dotcom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Dotcom Finally, he hit on the perfect crime, in that a large part of society seems to be willing to take the side of somebody making $200M off other people's music over the musicians wanting to make a living off their music, no matter what the law actually says. [Hail caesar, those about to be downvoted salute you]

marcosdumay 6y ago

There is this thing about legal protections only being valid if they apply to the people the public won't like. Otherwise, they are useless. He did plenty of despicable things, and should pay for them (he is, isn't he?). At the same time, that extradition is wrong.

mwfunk 6y ago

Seriously. Some major rose-tinted glasses going on here. It's also hard to see anyone see this guy and how he presents himself and think, "wow, what a cool dude! I wish I could be more like him!" Like on a purely personal level, there are people in the tech world who think this is someone who has done well at life and they'd like being friends with him and spending time with him if only they could. This guy is and always has been the Icy Hot Stuntaz of the hacker world and it's super revealing when people seem to default to being on his side because they think he's like "one of us" or whatever. I have no problem with people arguing about the pros and cons of copyright law and where the lines should be drawn and who's responsible for what, but it's really hard to take anyone seriously who thinks Kim Dotcom of all people seems like a pretty cool guy. None of this has anything to do with who's right in this case or whether or not he should be extradited, it's just a really inexplicable undercurrent to any discussion about him.