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Originally Posted by sircastor
The reason we pin these things on teenagers because most of us went through being a teenager. Teenagers often have their needs provided for them (food, shelter, clothing). They aren't usually involved in managing finances or handling the bills. In spite of what they're told, they typically have a weak grasp on that kind of thing.
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There were and there still are a lot of women who are financially supported by their husbands, commonly called HOUSEWIVES.
Being supported doesn't make one immature. Or unappreciative of financial costs.
And even teenagers who are supported by their parents don't have a limitless source of income (unless their parents are rich) and therefore have to be responsible when spending money.
When are people going to stop equating being a teenager with being stupid / irresponsible / shallow / impulsive / unreasonable ?
In that case I must have skipped that phase.
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Originally Posted by sircastor
The difference is that the software developer (who owns the rights to the work) chooses to not require payment. This is different than someone offering their work in exchange for money, and a person who refuses to give money but takes the work anyway.
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You misunderstand me again, what I said is that there are adult people who earn from their work producing IP (via donations or any other way) and still believe that copying ANY digital IP from ANYONE can't be designated as theft if there is no loss of physical or virtual value on anyone's part.
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Originally Posted by sircastor
A person's world view is a function of experience which includes your age, as well as the source of your income.
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One's experiences do determine one's views, but there are also deeper principles / characteristics which some people have from birth.
And for me a job is just something which pays for your upkeep, not something that defines your character in any way. If someone loves their profession regardless of the pay because it's what they like doing then the job is a consequence of character, not vice versa. Being defined / changed by one's job is undesirable and sad.
And some principles / world views may be formed in childhood, puberty or later in life but persist until death.
I am not a teenager, I am 26, and I will have the same views on the matters of piracy and "theft" 30 years from now.
I have to admit I'm tired from all this back-and-forward debating. I should have never opened this thread, but I couldn't resist.
