Considering this AI answer is kind of wrong, can you blame us?

And what would this non-existent healthcare system cost them to contribute to?

People can be mad about two things. Don’t let a baity headline inform your views.

This conversation has completely shifted gears

I find the debate on the nicene creed fascinating as always, including your take. But where the fuck are you getting “raping kids is ok because we believe in the divinity of Jesus” [sic]?

I don’t know how you can say with any confidence that the increase would not offset the elimination of their healthcare premium when the system literallydoesn’t exist.

Private torrents is what I was talking about. Starting to wonder if I responded to the wrong comment need to review the thread now lol

So that comment was purely out of curiosity and in no way implied a certain degree of incredulousness?

You can’t be serious

Could you try explaining your experience instead of being an insufferable, patronizing ass? Or is that too much to ask?

Dude private torrent groups on Usenet are shutting their doors to outsiders everywhere and building motes lmao where have you been. If you don’t know someone really well it’s almost impossible to join one. The two I’m in say no to newbies constantly.

🎶 but look I made you some conteeeeeent daddy made you your favorite open wiiiide 🎶

This ratio has been true of music forever. We have always depended on filters to get to the good stuff. Used to be access to recording studios (hence labels fucking everyone), then DJ’s setting taste (had its own problems). Pick a period of time there’s always a group or economic filter separating wheat from the chaff (not perfectly but generally successfully?) which makes it hard for independent/lesser knows to break through.

Now everyone can record and publish easily, so it’s about finding shortcuts or tricks to game the system and get ahead. Or, as always, just get lucky 🤷‍♂️

not relevant to me at all

Do you think everyone is like you?

Yeah I think I was using Morpheus then Kazaa…2000/2001?

Yeah except nobody fucking lets you join lol

Definitely my reaction lol try 2001

Ignore him he’s trying to say he doesn’t support murder while being cool with murder “in certain situations”

You can’t say “something is necessary so I am cool with it” while also claiming you fully support its illegality. You’re trying to have your cake and eat it too. We declare things we do not want to happen at all to be illegal. Yes we accept there are limitations to how effective the law will be in stopping the behavior, but the goal is still 0 instances. If you split the difference at all you are bending your laws to suit your needs and rendering them ineffective in the long run. This is fundamental to a system built on laws. You accept limitations while also striving for perfect implementation and you don’t concoct special extra-legal situations where you ignore them. If you’re doing that then you need to change the law.

ugh