Necronomicommunist

I'm asking you how the creator of the piece of media can tell the difference, because they can't.

If I make a chair, and someone steals it, I'm down a chair. If I make a chair and someone doesn't buy it, I still have the chair. There's a difference to the creator here that isn't there with digital media. That's why piracy and theft are not the same thing.

How does seeding work in this case?

And the creator of the piece of media can tell the difference... How?

And the harm is in no way different from someone not buying the game because they aren't interested in the game.

Then are consumers also victim to people who refuse to buy the game because they are simply not interested? The mechanism is the same.

No, I read it. It just has little to no bearing on the point, which is that there is still no victim. The makers of a game don't lose anything. They just don't realize a gain. A pirate is just as bad, and only as bad, as someone who doesn't make a purchase.

Piracy is victimless, as it doesn't remove something from the creator. Taking something away would make them a victim. Me not buying a game and not engaging at all with it is the same as not buying a game but still playing it.

You assume every piece of pirated media would otherwise be bought, this is not true at all.

Theft might do that, but piracy doesn't.

Is it hippie shit to want a pleasant community and easy way to get around?

It doesn't benefit those with cars as much as it forces you to get a car to benefit. Cities that don't focus as much on car centric infrastructure are more pleasant to drive through.

You're conflating cars with transportation in general. When I say car infrastructure, I don't mean close every road off so nobody gets in or out. Nobody does.

Look at cities where they prioritize the pedestrian and public transport. They're so much better to live in and get around.

If you're a conservative, meaning you support current conservative parties, you support malice. Simply because just about every conservative party right now does. If you have doubts about trans people and gender, etc that's one thing. If you support/vote for people that are fuelling anti-trans sentiment and are causing the current discourse that has children being asked to prove their gender, you support malice. No way around that.

Looking at the state of conservatism, I'm not sure how anyone in their right mind can call themselves conservative. If someone supports modern conservative parties, I assume that they support the people and values this entails. This means supporting corruption, malice, hate.