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With all respect, a) I don't think that truly poor people have the means to be spending their time "consuming media". That definitely falls at least close to

by Jgrubb 14y ago

With all respect, a) I don't think that truly poor people have the means to be spending their time "consuming media". That definitely falls at least close to "first world problem". b) Despite the RIAA, which is an organization that deserves every bit of the scorn it gets, piracy mainly hurts artists, writers, and other "content creators". Creatives like me and a lot of other people on here. The suits that the RIAA really represents have plenty of other means to feed themselves. I don't know how this guy made his money, but he ain't no saint.

nitrogen 14y ago
With respect, I'm glad you're not the sole arbiter of who's poor enough to deserve sympathy.
drharris 14y ago
This is an elitist view of the world. In what universe does a rich person deserve to consume media at greater rates than poor people? Or because they're poor, must they spend all 16 waking hours trying to work for food, no time to consume such media? Or because they're poor, they shouldn't be able to afford the arbitrarily-set prices of said media? Or because they're poor, we simply don't care about what they can do or not do?
- pyre 14y ago
  I think parent's point was that 'truly poor' people don't have time to consume media because they are too busy working to keep their head above water. I don't necessarily agree with the idea that only people in this state of existence can be called 'poor.' I'd say that 'poor' is more general, and that those people are at the extreme end of the 'poor' spectrum.
  - Jgrubb 14y ago
    That was my point, thank you. My point was more that I don't know how you can call someone poor who can't afford to buy the album or the book or the movie, but can somehow afford the device that they can play it on. That doesn't sound like my idea of "poor", it sounds more like "I don't feel like parting with my $15 right now".
brador 14y ago
Poor also includes the children of the poor. Who, in western society, are unable to earn much income irrespective of talent due to their age. The majority of pirates are poor adults, and children. Yes, the adults can work harder, better, but the children can't. Kim isn't a saint in my view, but let's not doubt how far and wide his mega site spread the free content net. There's a reason so many love the guy.

by Jgrubb 14y ago

nitrogen 14y ago

With respect, I'm glad you're not the sole arbiter of who's poor enough to deserve sympathy.

drharris 14y ago

This is an elitist view of the world. In what universe does a rich person deserve to consume media at greater rates than poor people? Or because they're poor, must they spend all 16 waking hours trying to work for food, no time to consume such media? Or because they're poor, they shouldn't be able to afford the arbitrarily-set prices of said media? Or because they're poor, we simply don't care about what they can do or not do?

pyre 14y ago
I think parent's point was that 'truly poor' people don't have time to consume media because they are too busy working to keep their head above water. I don't necessarily agree with the idea that only people in this state of existence can be called 'poor.' I'd say that 'poor' is more general, and that those people are at the extreme end of the 'poor' spectrum.
- Jgrubb 14y ago
  That was my point, thank you. My point was more that I don't know how you can call someone poor who can't afford to buy the album or the book or the movie, but can somehow afford the device that they can play it on. That doesn't sound like my idea of "poor", it sounds more like "I don't feel like parting with my $15 right now".

brador 14y ago

Poor also includes the children of the poor. Who, in western society, are unable to earn much income irrespective of talent due to their age. The majority of pirates are poor adults, and children. Yes, the adults can work harder, better, but the children can't. Kim isn't a saint in my view, but let's not doubt how far and wide his mega site spread the free content net. There's a reason so many love the guy.