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SOPA/PIPA ctd...
aaaaaand the sites are back.
really, SOPA disgusts me. it's like using a hammer to remove a brain tumor. yes, piracy is a problem, but allowing such a blunt and powerful instrument to 'solve' it won't help. piracy will soldier on. my prediction is that if torrenting websites are destroyed, filesharing programs will make a resurgance. piracy will persist no matter what you do, and destroying half of the internet on whim isn't a solution.
look, horrible fanfics and mash-up videos are horrible. no question. so are horrible fancomics and fanart. but that's part of the internet. that's what the internet IS. that's like new york city without the filth of the subway, tokyo without the rush-hour train cram, louisiana without bayous, the wild west without injuns. half of what makes a place is the things you learn to sidestep, survive, accept and joke about.
i wouldn't WANT terrible fanfiction about harry potter to be a thing of the past. i wouldn't WANT loud profane 'reviews' of games and tv to vanish. where am i going to get my belly laughs then? certainly not the movies with the crap they've been spilling out. i LIKE my internet as a wretched hive of scum and villiany. it's a place where in spite of the pulp and piracy, everyone is free to say what they truly think about stuff. if they truly think spock and kirk are totally boning, that's okay. nobody can stop them. if they truly think twilight is the best thing in the whole wide world, they're utterly out of their minds, but that's okay. they're allowed to be. and i want it to stay that way.
if you're an american you can ask the president to Veto SOPA/PIPA - and i urge you to do so.
if that's not your speed - or you're not an american - you can sign Google's anti-SOPA/PIPA petition
the day of protest didn't destroy SOPA/PIPA, it only raised awareness. now people need to actually get up off their butts and take some action.
for some reason this is hard for a few people to grok, but look. we live in a democracy in this country. that means our government is SUPPOSED to be for the people, of the people, and by the people. if our lawmakers aren't making decisions that are in THE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE then they can be REMOVED from power. and they tend to not want to be removed from power. if you call and tell them 'i'm not voting for you next time unless you oppose SOPA' they actually notice. they do. none of this 'one person never makes a difference' bullshit, because you're NOT one person. you're one of (according to google) 4.5 MILLION americans who oppose SOPA/PIPA.
your representitives do not, contrary to popular belief, have a list of names of who voted for them last election sitting on their desk to cross-reference against calls. they don't know if you didn't vote for them last time, and they don't care. they care if you'll vote for them NEXT time. and if your vote hinges on their response to PIPA/SOPA (or so they believe) then they'll change their stance.
this is how democracy works, by the way. if you don't PARTICIPATE, it's not a DEMOCRACY.
so do something about it.
really, SOPA disgusts me. it's like using a hammer to remove a brain tumor. yes, piracy is a problem, but allowing such a blunt and powerful instrument to 'solve' it won't help. piracy will soldier on. my prediction is that if torrenting websites are destroyed, filesharing programs will make a resurgance. piracy will persist no matter what you do, and destroying half of the internet on whim isn't a solution.
look, horrible fanfics and mash-up videos are horrible. no question. so are horrible fancomics and fanart. but that's part of the internet. that's what the internet IS. that's like new york city without the filth of the subway, tokyo without the rush-hour train cram, louisiana without bayous, the wild west without injuns. half of what makes a place is the things you learn to sidestep, survive, accept and joke about.
i wouldn't WANT terrible fanfiction about harry potter to be a thing of the past. i wouldn't WANT loud profane 'reviews' of games and tv to vanish. where am i going to get my belly laughs then? certainly not the movies with the crap they've been spilling out. i LIKE my internet as a wretched hive of scum and villiany. it's a place where in spite of the pulp and piracy, everyone is free to say what they truly think about stuff. if they truly think spock and kirk are totally boning, that's okay. nobody can stop them. if they truly think twilight is the best thing in the whole wide world, they're utterly out of their minds, but that's okay. they're allowed to be. and i want it to stay that way.
if you're an american you can ask the president to Veto SOPA/PIPA - and i urge you to do so.
if that's not your speed - or you're not an american - you can sign Google's anti-SOPA/PIPA petition
the day of protest didn't destroy SOPA/PIPA, it only raised awareness. now people need to actually get up off their butts and take some action.
for some reason this is hard for a few people to grok, but look. we live in a democracy in this country. that means our government is SUPPOSED to be for the people, of the people, and by the people. if our lawmakers aren't making decisions that are in THE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE then they can be REMOVED from power. and they tend to not want to be removed from power. if you call and tell them 'i'm not voting for you next time unless you oppose SOPA' they actually notice. they do. none of this 'one person never makes a difference' bullshit, because you're NOT one person. you're one of (according to google) 4.5 MILLION americans who oppose SOPA/PIPA.
your representitives do not, contrary to popular belief, have a list of names of who voted for them last election sitting on their desk to cross-reference against calls. they don't know if you didn't vote for them last time, and they don't care. they care if you'll vote for them NEXT time. and if your vote hinges on their response to PIPA/SOPA (or so they believe) then they'll change their stance.
this is how democracy works, by the way. if you don't PARTICIPATE, it's not a DEMOCRACY.
so do something about it.