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I recall attending a talk by Richard Stallman where he critiqued the use of the word "piracy" for file sharing. "Pirates" attack and destroy ships, kill innocen
by zugi 1y ago
I recall attending a talk by Richard Stallman where he critiqued the use of the word "piracy" for file sharing. "Pirates" attack and destroy ships, kill innocents, and generally rape and plunder. How does that word fit what's basically sharing and trying to help your neighbor?
- TylerE 1y agoUtterly losing the plot while playing dumb word games is so typical Stallman.
- squigz 1y agoThe words we use to describe and talk about things and people is actually very important and very much helps shape our impressions, so I can't really see how he's lost the plot.
- asacrowflies 1y agoSeems dead on in this case.
- tpoacher 1y agoAlso generally typical of Stallman