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I keep seeing this sentiment around HN this morning, and I find it slightly irritating. The point is that legislation like SOPA exists because corporate lobbyi
by sunchild 15y ago
I keep seeing this sentiment around HN this morning, and I find it slightly irritating.
The point is that legislation like SOPA exists because corporate lobbyists introduced it. By punishing the companies that support the bill, we undermine the bill, and discourage others to adopt our side of the issue. Laws like SOPA are driven by money. When representative democracy fails to represent your view, voting with your wallet is a perfectly valid means of challenging policy.
- ajross 15y agoExactly: and further, that kind of apathy is precisely why laws like SOPA get passed. If you sit back and refuse to take "indirect" action to further your own interests, you are just granting the field to the parties that do take that kind of indirect action (in this case: lobbying).