No time for ethical consistency when we have degenerate music to consume!
No time for ethical consistency when we have degenerate music to consume!
Remember when Cardi B admitted to drugging and robbing people, and absolutely nothing happened to her public image?
I will never call it “X,” just like I will never call Facebook “Meta.”
Good on you for being principled. I experience the same sort of feeling, and I’ve tried to just redirect that need for content into other media.
Don’t be too complacent, of course. I’ve seen people on the Fediverse turn feral and Reddit-esque during discussions of particular culture war issues. It’s not completely peachy here all the time; there are some subjects about which some people can’t help losing their composure.
Alternative take: Piracy is, at worst, morally neutral, and does not have a significant adverse effect on the profits of the people who produce media.
I wish companies would stop with subscription models.
It’s so cute!
I’m just going to keep calling it Twitter, and I’m honestly unsure of why everyone else, media outlets included, aren’t doing the same.
This is your world on late-stage capitalism.
My child brain always thought Hariyama’s orange chest thing was a big nose.
I think I’d rather not give the company money at all.
People who don’t like Sync for its approach to monetization are not exclusively advocating for using the app for free. There are more options than “the way it is currently” and “free.”
I’m sure you can afford all your bills by giving away your work for free.
I think this is a strawman.
Get ready for the “let people enjoy things” brigade.
Paying for her cab fare home sounds reasonably polite.
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