Chapter: Comics
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It’s kinda grates me when someone launches into a massive political rant about how a bunch of Swedish torrenters are the saviours of modern democracy who just incidentally provide seasons 1-4 of True Blood for the cut price of $0.
A single-panel comic isn’t a very subtle way of entering a fairly complex debate, but let’s be honest with our primary motivations here. Discuss in the comments if you like, but, before you get too serious remember that this is a webcomic of marginal importance, not the US Senate floor 🙂
In general, *most* “carefully thought-out opinions” are unexpectedly convenient.
(See how convenient it has been for me to ignore this comic, by carefully thinking out a generality.)
I preinvoke the Godwin’s law…
I prefer to purchase my entertainment if possible. But, if it’s a. impossible to purchase online, b. ridiculously expensive, or c. only on itunes, I’ll pirate it without regrets.
See also http://theoatmeal.com/comics/game_of_thrones
You opened me eyes, pal. I’ll just go and say my yay to the oligopolists who bully little girls. And will go buy myself a demo-version of some barely playable crap with nice ads and an integrated botnet client. For good measure. In the name of inconvenient, yet abstractly universal justice. Thanks.
Video killed the radio star. Wait, no it didn’t.