[ale] [OT] rant - decadence in society - DRM

[Scott Castaline]

On 03/23/2011 12:19 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:
> Society basically blows chunks.
>
> Throughout history, society has basically blown chunks.
>
> Humans are progressing technically but not socially.
>
> No one "has a right to get paid". They do have a right to refuse to 
> work for free.
>
> DRM sucks hard.
>
> Kids are products of television and Nickelodeon has some really horrid 
> role models.
>
> Intellectual Property is neither. If you tell someone of "your idea" 
> 1. that wasn't smart and 2. now they have it so it's no longer "your 
> property".
>
> All things are created based on influence all creators experience. For 
> a creator to decide "all others must pay homage to ME for I am 
> brilliant and created this solely on my own" is total bullshit and 
> those people should be allowed to starve to death. "Residuals" for 
> "creative works" are an antiquated carryover from a time when the 
> means of replication was the most costly part of the process. By the 
> same logic, every time someone walks on a sidewalk, the concrete 
> finishers should get a few coins.
>
> Electronic books are useless without batteries. I have a printed copy 
> of 1984 that can't be recalled. I also have a printed copy (several, 
> actually) of Fahrenheit 451 and Animal Farm. It's hard to change the 
> content of a book once it's printed on paper. A word here and there 
> and the entire tone of an article has changed on a website.
>
> Actors (the big name ones) are way overpaid. No one deserves a typical 
> person's entire lifetime earnings for a few months work. Ever.
>
> Teachers and garbage truck workers are way under-appreciated. 
> Especially in the summer.
>
> Just because something worked earlier doesn't means it's a good idea now.
>
> Just because it's a good idea now doesn't mean it's always a good idea.
>
> "Surveillance Society" is a scary idea. Yes, it can be used to stop 
> bad people and gather evidence to convict bad people of crimes 
> committed. It can also be used to clear innocent people of 
> accusations. It can be abused by people with access to the raw data in 
> ways that disturb my sleep more often than I wished. Maybe I've 
> watched too much MI-5 :-)
>
> Sometimes a rant just _feels_good_.
>
Jim, you ought to watch Jesse Ventura's Conspiracy Theory, if you 
weren't paranoid before you will be x 1PB and there are a few others 
that follow that shows format.