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It is illegal and immoral. It steals the rightful intellectual property of directors and developers who are only trying to make a living. If you want to be a thief so badly, then rob a federal bank.

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[–] 13esq 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

All theft is wrong, but it is much less sad when someone steals a diamond from Jeff Bezos than it is when someone steals a loaf of bread from someone who is starving.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"all theft is wrong" nah.

If the starving guy from your example stole food from jeff bezos to survive then that is morally correct theft.

[–] 13esq 2 points 1 year ago

I agree with what you're saying, it could be argued that it's wrong that the starving guy needs to steal in the first place, but that's probably semantics.