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Originally Posted by pwalker8
If you don't recognize the distinction, then perhaps you need to read more.  Selfish denotes a lot more than that. |
No. It does not have to. And I read plenty. That's how I know.
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By your definition, pretty much anything anyone does that doesn't involve another person is purely selfish.
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Yes. Pretty much.
Look. No one is entitled to DRM-free back-ups of their ebook purchases. That publishers don't want us to have DRM-free back-ups is not justification for claiming them for ourselves anyway (even if it is prudent). Breaking the TOS because we WANT backups we're (myself not excluded) not inherently entitled to is the epitome of selfish behavior in my eyes. We don't
need or
deserve them. We just
want them. The difference is that I'm willing to acknowledge my own selfish motivations for breaking the TOS. I'm not hiding behind prudence.