You have a habit of deliberately misinterpreting what other people have said in order to argue against a weaker point.

You have a habit of deliberately misinterpreting what other people have said in order to argue against a weaker point.

I didn’t say that piracy is okay, and you’re pretty obviously not trying to meet me in the middle. What I said is that piracy should be expected in the context of poverty. The topic is more nuanced than you want to admit. Ethical ambiguity exists. I promise.

But you can stare out your window or draw pictures, or read a book.

Illegaly downloading a game is not comparable to the theft of a $300,000 luxury vehicle. Not even close. What planet are you from?

Your privilege is that you’ve never had to personally grapple with the logistics of poverty. This line proves it:

PCs and ISPs are nearly universally required to keep kids in school, and adults in university. They provide access to government info, news, and other vital information. TV was the new radio, and PCs are the new TV. Poor families often scrape together what they can to buy one.

You just described my situation (see my post below). Shelling out $70-$80 for a new game is a big deal for someone living below the poverty line. When I pirate a game, I’m doing so with the intention of purchasing it if it doesn’t suck. If it does, I uninstall it and move on. I can’t afford to buy broken, unfinished,…

The two points you made that I can identify with are:

Seriously? It’s an article about Pornhub uploads. It says so in the headline. Exercise some common sense.

The authors around here seem to each have their own journalistic territory. Sex in gaming seems to have become part of Patricia’s, among Fallout, Pokemon, and others. Pretty straight forward Gawker Media stuff.

So I can ask if Serana would like to be treated like a “dirty slut”, but she won’t return the favour?

... and the sky is obviously blue.

My point is that the “You obviously don’t have kids.” line is tedious. You’re right, of course, that this guy clearly doesn’t have kids. But what’s your point? There are plenty of people who have chosen not to breed, and it’s not their responsibility to tailor all of their conversations to parents.

You should see the angry letter he wrote to Thermos.

I firmly believe that we only have one chance at life, and that hell doesn’t exist. I vote we make this swatter’s life akin to hell on Earth.

“...after speaking with Rep. Clark it became clear it was a hoax and everyone went home.”

Figure 1. A man discomforted by wealth.

“I think I’d rather come from “poor” to “rich” than vice versa. Who knows if the uncomfortableness(?) will ever subside, but I like to think it keeps us grounded.”