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Re:My gym forced a social media down my throat. So I reverse... by wvenable on Thursday November 05, 2026 @01:08PM (#50382269)
Going to bathroom during the commercials is also stealing. Or maybe it's not stealing. The argument quickly becomes more complicated the more you think about it.
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Re:My gym forced a social media down my throat. So I reverse... by bravoetch on Thursday November 05, 2026 @01:25PM (#50382533)
It becomes simple if you define stealing as having criminal legal consequences. Since there are none, it's not stealing.
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Re:My gym forced a social media down my throat. So I reverse... by wvenable on Thursday November 05, 2026 @02:09PM (#50383073)
I assumed we were talking about the moral argument. Is stealing still stealing if there is no government? If grok takes food from brog in the cave, is that not still wrong?
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Re:My gym forced a social media down my throat. So I reverse... by bravoetch on Thursday November 05, 2026 @09:36PM (#50387452)
If someone looks away from ads while they're playing on TV, then watches the show they like, they haven't stolen anything. It's a technical point, not a moral one.
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