apotheon

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   by apotheon 19y ago

   Ooh, magic! Capitalism already works for the poor! Notice that in the more-capitalistic nations, the "poor" are richer than the "middle class" in less-capitalistic nations, in general.
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   by apotheon 19y ago

   Success takes time. Capitalism is spreading in China -- but it isn't everywhere yet, by a long shot.
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   by apotheon 19y ago

   Upvoted, because what you said was strictly true and possibly insightful. (Is it still insightful whether the person who coined it actually had the insight that the statement implies?) I'm not really sure what you meant to imply, howeve
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   by apotheon 19y ago

   Is Metaphor the name of your pet?
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   by apotheon 19y ago

   The uploader hasn't breached a contract under the current system. Copyright law makes contractual agreement unnecessary to the copyright holder. In essence, contractual terms are forced on everyone within the jurisdiction of copyright law
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   by apotheon 19y ago

   Your argument in favor of copyright amounts to "As someone who benefits from foo, I support it," or (rearranged slightly) "I support foo because I benefit from it."