Related link: http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=155776&cid=13060451
In response to this article about legal download music services, I think this comment is the funniest I’ve ever seen (IF you know the typical Slashdot comments on any story to do with digital music.)
There are people in this community who will continue to lobby against legal downloads no matter what the terms or what technology is used. I swear, sometimes I think that if Linus himself started a company that sold no-DRM OGG Vorbis songs for a penny a piece and you got a free blowjob from Natalie Portman with every 10 purchased tracks that we’d still see posts on slashdot justifying P2P piracy because we didn’t get to pick out Natalie’s outfit when she showed up at our parent’s basement to deliver.
unless you're natalie portman . . .
can't imagine her liking the post too much, but it does poke fun at some of slashdot view points
Rationalization, rationalization, rationalization...
I thought the entry a few replies down was even funnier:
"Illegitimate copying on P2P is not "greedy", nor should it be called "piracy". I am $400 in debt, and at the moment this number is greater than what I have in my bank account. Do I look greedy to you, when I opt out of buying a $15 CD and go for BT instead? I am not trying to to make money here. I just cannot possibly spare any cash on anything else besides activities that are essential to the functioning of my body: food, cigarettes, and WoW subscription."
So following this guy's reasoning, if I can't afford a new car, I can just steal one? He doesn't even consider the obvious: if he cannot pay for it, then he should not possess it!
Rationalization, rationalization, rationalization...
Well, not steal exactly--more like make a perfect copy of a car without disturbing the original (i.e. usufruct).