Re:Judge Decides Against Internet Archive
by agalunar on Saturday March 25, 2023 @01:31AM
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Ah, that's my bad. I made a poor word choice. By "compel" I didn't mean "urge". I meant "it's not the case that if you didn't take something from me, the laws of physics would be violated". (Also, it's not the case that if you did take something from me, the laws of physics would be violated.)
What if you’ve hoarded all the food or all the water, and I need it to survive? Would that be compelling?
I’m with the other guy. These distinctions are arbitrary. They may be useful for a society that attempts to maximize “happiness@ (also arbitrary), but it remains that they are not universally obvious.