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Originally Posted by Good Old Neon
Actually, he doesn’t. Dennett is very much in the evolutionary psychologist camp.
So, greed as a common human trait is a natural fallacy - really?
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NOFI, but you really should learn how to read. The whole point I made there was that there is no
necessary connection between the tendency for humans to be competitive/selfish and Consumerism, or the desire to be able to buy whatever you can think of. Yes, most people in most cultures will try to outcompete others, but that is not the same as saying that they will all want to have the biggest house they can get, nor does it mean that everyone who doesn't achieve that "goal" will instantly become unhappy, as they will be able to
set other goals for themselves. (link is to a TEDTalks presentation)
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Originally Posted by sirbruce
So why not address copyright infringement at both ends?
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Because it would put too much strain on the legal systems around the world. Look at the
amount of people in jail for "drug-related crimes" as a result of the "War on Drugs". At least 1.5 million in jail, and a total of 7 million people "convicted" for substance abuse. The
private prison system has become an entire, flourishing
industry. But at least
there people believe that offenders are
evil. I'm not sure you'll ever be able to sell the same thing to the public when talking about file-sharing, whether you call it piracy or not. With racism there is a clear need for the institution to change, but with a business model?
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So it seems to me you're not basing whether or not to attack a problem at both ends not on the size of the problem, but on whether or not you personally believe it to be wrong.
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No, I'm basing it on the fact that you'll never be able to find societal support for illegalizing it and prosecuting millions of people for it.
Anyway, do you really believe that there are 5-7x American citizens that deserve to have a criminal record that stays with them the rest of their lives than there were 30 years ago?
In free and/or democratic societies, the nature of the punishment
must be proportional and appropriate to the nature of the crime.