And anyone that would take that first sentence literally is someone that has already lost the argument.

If you didn’t feel it was substantive enough, that’s your problem. Your first part starting with “Every business that has ever existed...” was so laughable it barely merited a response to begin with.

Every business that has ever existed has suceeded in part due to favorable rules and regulations set out by the industry there in or through governments subsidies and tax breaks.

$5.3 trillion is a somewhat deceptive figure, but nobody here ever said they supported the oil subsidies anyway.

What does that have to do with “anyone who knew or was related to them?”

What’s wrong with a boxy wagon

lol

You are the only one here launching into attack mode.

Interesting. So who pissed in your corn flakes this morning?

I don’t think anyone, the OP included, really has a problem with people pirating games to circumvent government censorship restrictions. But that is not the typical use-case for pirated games.

It’s a luxury in the sense that it’s something you can live without, or at least cut back on if needed.

Then don’t buy said “games of complexity.”

I don’t have much time to play games myself. So instead of using that as an excuse to pirate a bunch of them, I have a handful of select games that I really enjoy and stick mainly with those.

Then don’t buy the game as soon as it comes out. If a game turns out to be a shitshow, it’s usually pretty clear within the first week.

The new generation of jobs are knowledge-based. These are not jobs that can be automated. Nobody said it would be an easy transition, but it’s not much different than the other transitions you outlined.

Again, people have been saying these things for centuries. What resources specifically are you concerned about running out of any time soon? You’re criticizing my justification but haven’t offered anything yourself other than “omg you guys are so oblivious we have so many people and we’re running out of stuff.”

And again, people have been saying this stuff for a very long time.

As resources run out, civilization finds new ways to fulfill its needs.

For example, during the rapid expansion of telephone use during the 1960s the price of copper rose tremendously due to higher demand. This was a major factor in the development of…

People have been scared by this question for centuries. Destruction of obsolete jobs usually leads to the creation of new jobs, ones that generate more value for society.

It’s also a mistake to assume that any savings resulting from automation will go straight to profits. For example, they could use that money to hire…

People have been concerned about jobs being displaced by technology for centuries.

It wouldn’t be that hard to separate riders into helmet and non-helmet categories. The former pays less but isn’t covered if they crash without a helmet, hence providing a financial incentive for riders to wear one.

It wouldn’t be that hard to separate riders into helmet and non-helmet categories. The former pays less but isn’t covered if they crash without a helmet, hence providing a financial incentive for riders to wear one.

But I guess that makes too much sense. In this day and age, we just jump straight to banning stuff…