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> Laws are just words Spoken from a place of security, comfort and privilege no doubt.. All afforded by the laws of the land. ;-)
by sbarre 1y ago
> Laws are just words
Spoken from a place of security, comfort and privilege no doubt.. All afforded by the laws of the land. ;-)
- toomuchtodo 1y agoStrange argument. The laws bind economically to extract (“these bits are gated, you must pay or go to jail for not paying for them” in this context), they are not affording what you describe. Ignoring or evading them is where the security, comfort, and privilege come from. Freedom is being ungovernable. “Laws are threats made by the dominant socioeconomic-ethnic group in a given nation. It’s just the promise of violence that’s enacted and the police are basically an occupying army.” is a fun quote on this. Laws don’t protect me, they protect those with property and capital, as well as large companies that have limited to no liability. I protect me. Anyway, I block ads and don’t care.
- immibis 1y agoDoubt. All the most successful people are the ones who push the limits of which laws they can ignore. Just see any big tech founder-CEO.