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ok, call it theft of services. You used the service but blocked how the creator makes money on the service. Is it really different from someone who runs out o
by jpadkins 1y ago
ok, call it theft of services. You used the service but blocked how the creator makes money on the service. Is it really different from someone who runs out of a barber or restaurant?
- snapcaster 1y agoyes, the barber doesn't wield enormous power over society duh
- fragilerock 1y agothe restaurant spends resources (both physical and human) cooking and serving you the meal, likewise for the barber. a better example would be showing up late for a cinema showing so that you deliberately avoid watching the adverts and trailers... which i would guess most people would agree is morally fine?
- jpadkins 1y agoThe more direct cinema example would be sneaking into the theater and there were empty seats (so you did not deny anyone else access to the movie). Is that morally fine? You watched the movie, the creator doesn't get paid.
- ehnto 1y agoYes, the restaurant is not tracking me across the city, and it does not contain malware (although I guess you could get food poisoning). It would be amorale if these services were not exploiting everyone they can, including the creators. The better analogy would be, is it okay to walk out on a barber who is spying on your phone, coughing in your face, and won't stop trying to convince you to buy his buddies shampoo or vote for their political party.