Sorry about the tread jack
And I totally agree with Terry that crap content can’t be fixed with software.
I am a bit shocked at the anger directed towards me. I said I have maybe a 1/2 million dollars in movies and music, if I had to pay for it. I couldn’t have, so that didn’t not happen because it never could have. Is it remotely possible to compare file sharing to mass murder ? I am shocked at an emotional level. You see, to be totally honest (please believe me on this) , I feel good about my file collection. Some guy ^ linked to an old thread from '07
where I tried to explain to the forum how I was getting free wireless internet. I didn’t feel bad even a tiny bit. A warm glow came over me as I did the math, 42 months of free internet access . Did I feel 42 months of guilt as if I had stolen 70 $/m from Comcast for that long ? No, It felt awesome. Just trying to be honest here, if Kriss himself came to my door and said that because my genius postings had helped the sport so much that he insists I accept a new KH 36 Shlumph on the house, I would only feel half as good as I did realizing I have had 42 months of free internet. You can do the math.
Honest question here, are some of you guys corporate hacks ? Some of you guys react at an emotional level to my posts in a way I can’t fathom. It’s as if I was trying to explain how much money I am making killing neighborhood children to sell body parts and fill my freezer (to be clear, I would never do that). My question is, are you really feeling guilt that I can’t feel ? , trust me, I don’t feel bad about file sharing. I can’t steal objects from people or harm them because that would make me feel bad. I have feelings. I can feel bad. Do I just lack empathy for corporate profit lost? Are you really shedding tears now for Sony and Comcast ? Honestly now, how do you feel ?
If I was the only guy that went to visit friends with a 2 TB USB drive, I could understand the perception that I was a threatening game changer. But I bought it at New Egg, they sell a million a day. Intellectually, it is impossible to refute that fact, and I don’t think anyone here is to stupid to understand what these devises are used for. Why the negative emotion directed to me ? It doesn’t piss me off, even slightly, I am just curious when people feel so strongly opposite what I feel.