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If money is the only incentive, then it's not a product of artistic work.
Also current copyright laws only exists to fulfill the constitutional mandate to promote the progress of science and useful arts. There are a lot of alternative ways to fulfill that mandate that don't include a lot of the baggage we have presently in copyright law which is now slowing down progress.
Anyone else remember when defenders of the PATRIOT Act said it would only affect terrorists?
The past decade has forced me to accept that nothing lasts forever.
I just hope something in my backlog of eastern philosophy will at least delay my descent into complete hopelessness.
Why is efficiency the goal? That sounds like a paperclip generator.
Wouldn't human contentment be a more satisfying goal?
Most of these lies can be traced back to someone controlling something to preserve or increase wealth.
Anyone else remember when RFK Jr wanted an autism registry?
That is the superficial reason that government is getting involved.
If you want the real reason, I'll provide a hint: it aligns with the underlying goal of DOGE.
BTW, there's a lot of unsubstantiated projection in your comment.
Probably Goodhart's Law in action.
E.g., "keep the calls as short as possible".
Those traces are just summaries of the reasoning.
It takes far more than DNA to recreate a human.
Not everyone has a low ACE score and/or the means to dig out of a deep hole.
The US a survival society where the first time you trip, you're fixed to that level unless you have benefactors.
Do you expect a rational answer to a "why" question?
Their reality is shaped by their enormous egos, so look for the blind spots.
Why do members of congress end up with more wealth than their salary could justify?
Based on this exact scenario after 25 years in the tech industry, here are a few things you can do:
Deplete your retirement savings, have daily panic attacks, add roommates, stop eating healthy, give pets away, stop taking medications, downgrade car, find and recycle aluminum, use coupons, go to several grocery stores to capture distinct loss leaders, drive only when necessary, stop volunteering, visit crisis centers, cancel all subscriptions, wear clothes and shoes until they fall apart, learn to do your own plumbing, stop going to meetups unless they have free food, have trouble both waking up and going to sleep, stop reading the news, buy in bulk, check the thrift store first, stop donating at checkout, cut your own hair, have more panic attacks, air dry your clothes, stop playing games, stop exercising, sell off your sentimental items, buy generic products, juggle interest rate deals, ask for discounts on imperfect items, usenet/bittorrent, curse at the "gifted" system, drink only water, look around and in dumpsters, pick up that penny, and make a mental note about which bridges have the best living conditions.
Why do companies accommodate people with color blindness but not people with vibe blindness?
Maybe we should go back to sundials.
Consider history, the incentives, and the current political climate.
playing 4D chess
Also, narcissists don't need 4D chess levels of awareness and discipline to behave that way. It just emerges naturally from their base motivations.
That is one of those events that makes me dislike the many worlds interpretation.
Who still purchases a warranty a la carte?
Hasn't it been clearly established for at least a couple decades now that all of these are de facto scams?
Thank you for making a rare valid use of the term "stealing" in regard to intellectual property.
Your values are outdated and impractical. You've obviously stalled at the "law and order" phase of moral development which enables the parasites who are abusing copyright law in order to extract every cent from us.
Perhaps that's the long con.
I'm hoping I get assigned to the nice terrafoam housing that they build before they start drastically cutting corners.
The idea used to be that they were the same.
In practice, the government only represents the most sociopathic people.
Enabling the pursuit of happiness for the less advantaged would be a start.
I'm just glad there are so many jobs. Just look at the latest unemployment numbers! I wonder if this era of peace and prosperity will be remembered as the peak of humanity?
And did you see that chocolate rations increased again last month! It's literally incredible.