> So the Pirate Bay is now a bastion of freedom that lets users in Syria and North Korea download the latest episode of Glee? - difference leads to unknown -

> So the Pirate Bay is now a bastion of freedom that lets users in Syria and North Korea download the latest episode of Glee? - difference leads to unknown - unknown leads to fear - fear leads to hate This is the most basic, irrational reflex process from which emerges racism, and wars, and lots of purposeless suffering. Previously we were segregated by geography, long distances, creating islands of culture bound by the propagation times of information. We shattered that barrier. The Internet is the first place in the world since the birth of humanity where there can be a generation of people sharing the same culture all around the world. The fact that Iranians want to watch Glee may sound trivial, but I see it as a sign that people around the world want to unite. We should be able to watch shows, listen to music or access whatever medium by which culture transits from the other side of the world. I'm not condoning piracy but from artificial limitations like DVD zoning, digital distribution restrictions creating segregated stores (like iTunes Store) or Internet borderizing laws like SOPA really do not help at bringing people together. tl;dr: global culture sharing prevents wars.