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>more straw-men >implication of insubstantial reasoning backed itself by insubstantial reasoning >implication of childishness http://imgur.com/TPxwm.jpg |
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2.) If you're struggling to make ends meet because you payed amount X to get into college Y, maybe you shouldn't be in college and should be out working instead? I mean, thats kinda DUH to me but I have a couple years on you. |
I could bum libraries 'til the sun went down. But it's a sad fact that education has melded assignments into online activities. People take these courses with a view of getting something more out of life than their low-wage jobs, only to discover they need the internet to do such a thing. I'm on a course with people who aren't as fortunate as to have savings, such as I do, who find that parts of their coursework involve tasks that are specifically based on educational websites.
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Aye, your first point is valid.
Your second, however... how is someone who isn't born of rich parents meant to pay for software that is vital to the course? I could mention a huge amount of music software that costs £300 a piece for some courses, but you get my point. Yes they still tax television. But your post makes you seem to assume that everyone *has* a television. Are you saying that education is only for the rich? |
Perhaps the problem here is that people see the internet differently.
which is fair enough, the internet is a completely different entity, that's the simple appeal of it. however where some people might watch youtube, blog and go on forums (THAT'S US! SEE WHAT I DID THERE???!) millions depend on it to make a living. so naturally questioning it's nessescity (excuse the spelling) is a lost cause? Additional Spam: *necessity there we go! |
but back to the education/rich thing,
I have to agree with Bernard on this, I do a media course where the university supply so much, rooms full of macs pumped full of video editing software, tv studios, radio/recording studios. But still, i see people everyday who's parents decided to buy them several thousand pounds worth of equipment getting better marks purely because they've had so much more time working at home on projects. Really the Student loans company should take equipment like that into consideration when dishing out the loans... honestly though? I blame the ******** <--- insert minority here |
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Cause, it's making a copy. The original still exists. It's all good. |
Thats the best post of this thread, Devo
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Lehah: My disagreement with the law that has been passed goes beyond education. But in relation to your post, take Starf**kers's post into account. There is bias towards people who can afford better equipment, and no kind of monetary aid to those who don't have that option. It's a skewed system, and they don't expect people to take advantage of file sharing because of it?
So people who are poor should stay poor because they can't afford something better? Yeah, I'm warming to you Lehah, really warming to you. How else are people meant to better themselves, move further in society, other than through education? It's the only feasible way to get a decent job these days. Those are some great first-world ethics you've got. |
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I mean, the naivety is fucking glowing here. I honestly think we've come to a true and blue impasse based on your lack of real-world experience. |
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free education ftw... |
It's an undeniable fact over here. To hell with your accusations of my lack of real world experience; it's through my real world experiences I've come to this conclusion. I wouldn't be so pig-headed as to wave such opinions around without the aforementioned to back it up.
Yes, I've known people who have been in industries which allow them to move on to better and greater things without formal education. But there are certain jobs that don't allow for such proclivities. Education is the only way up in those circumstances, and there are too many variables in such a situation to make education a feasible financial option for everyone. |
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So did I miss the memo stating when GFF became 4chan? Because I'd like a copy now if I could get one.
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To be fair, despite the fact I've been laughing my ass off between the arguments and kitties, what I got from this whole deal is the fact that for no reason other than the 'suspicion' that you pirated something whether it's movies, games or music you are the scum of the universe with this new law.
That's fine and dandy. Pirating = stealing = bad sort of mentality. I get that, I got a letter from Paramount a month back saying that I was the second coming of Hitler because I watched Monsters Vs. Aliens because I was bored off my gourd. I like to think, however, the heart of the matter lies within the direction it seems this new 'law' seems to be going over across the lake so to speak. Essentially this is all about copyright infringement, if you do not own it, then you can not have it in any format at all. That in itself makes sense...but I think people are afraid of how FAR this will go, like a butterfly effect. Essentially right now it's you get a hell of a punishment for the assumption or suspicion you downloaded music/software/movies a company owns. Five years, ten years, fifty years down the line who knows then, maybe you could end up being sued because you do not have the right to have an avatar of a popular video game on your forum profile, or you are allowed to use a picture of the beloved Dr. Cox because, quite frankly, you do not own the rights to use those images. Crazy impossible scenario I know, but 20 years back people never would have imagined you could 'steal' right from the comfort of your own home. |
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So are there any fucking copies or not? Christ.
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