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Originally Posted by MovieBird
I don't see where markbot is addressing a common good. Is he not, quite explicitly, restricting his statement of irony to the argument that these practices are good for the consumer?
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The two things are related. Is it good for the consumer to save money in the short-term, but pay the long-term price of having all your local bookstores disappear? Many countries have decided that the answer to this question is "no".