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Re:Internet Archive forced to remove 500k books after publis... by joquarky on Saturday June 22, 2024 @12:30PM (#40760199)
This sounds like an appeal to tradition.

And an appeal to putting all your eggs in one basket and then demanding that eggs remain valuable long after you're dead and replicators are invented.

Also, why does your family get to shirk their obligation to contribute to society?

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Re:Internet Archive forced to remove 500k books after publis... by throwAGIway on Sunday June 23, 2024 @11:12AM (#40768042)
What obligation? They are paying taxes. That's more than enough.
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Re:Internet Archive forced to remove 500k books after publis... by account42 on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @06:46AM (#40786801)
What are they paying those taxes with? That's right other people's labor. I don't see why the rest of the society should support his.
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