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Originally Posted by jakewastaken;231038[COLOR="Red"
]I should have been more clear. I didn't mean that "stealing is wrong" is an old timey viewpoint[/COLOR]. That statement is twofold. Many people don't understand the difference between stealing a product and thus depriving another of that product and copyright infringement. But even more so, the idea that we shouldn't talk about something that is right in front of everyone is an old timey view. Piracy IS occuring and many (but not all, I'm sorry for making it sound like everyone is the same; people do indeed have differences) people on this board have engaged in it at one point in time or another. Going for years pretending other viewpoints and situations don't exist is a long favored old-timey practice. I think we can have civil discussions about whether or not piracy is on the rise without claiming to be morally superior than others. This thread isn't titled "WHO AMONG YOU DESERVES TO BE SCORNED???." I hope that feeling of being a better person than I am grossly outweighs the amount of joy and satisfaction I get from reading hundreds of great books a year. Otherwise you're missing out.
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Understood. Really, I'm not missing out on anything. Whatever I can't download to my Kindle, I'll get at the library, or buy in paper version. There is enough, and please let there always be enough, room for both. I just can't deal with the 'wrongness' I feel about downloading from an illegal source. Its cheating someone, whether they know it or not.
As far as 'scorning' you, or feeling superior? Nah. Too many sins on this end to feel superior to anyone. You live your life as you see fit, I'll live mine.