Would you steal if theft was not a crime? Why or why not? WtfEvenIsExistence3️ ( @WtfEvenIsExistence@reddthat.com ) Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 11 months ago message-square32fedilinkarrow-up139
arrow-up139message-squareWould you steal if theft was not a crime? Why or why not? WtfEvenIsExistence3️ ( @WtfEvenIsExistence@reddthat.com ) Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 11 months ago message-square32fedilink
minus-square Frater Mus ( @fratermus@lemmy.sdf.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish33•11 months agoNo. My behavior is derived from ethics, not from law.
minus-square Helix 🧬 ( @Helix@feddit.de ) linkfedilinkEnglish6•11 months agoWhat if the company you’re stealing from is ethically bankrupt?
minus-square CuriousGoo ( @curiousgoo@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-211 months agoLike Adobe / Microsoft / Google / Meta / … maybe most large enterprises ? No question about it.
minus-square Dubious_Fart ( @Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilinkEnglish5•11 months agodownloading software isnt theft, soooo unless you are breaking into their offices its not really stealin from them.
minus-square CuriousGoo ( @curiousgoo@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish4•11 months agoWarez piracy is anyway not “stealing” since you’re not taking the digital item away, tis something which can be infinitely copied.
minus-square Newwit ( @Newwit@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) linkfedilinkEnglish1•11 months agoMeta, Google and Microsoft sell’s hardware though. Not too sure about adobe
No. My behavior is derived from ethics, not from law.
What if the company you’re stealing from is ethically bankrupt?
Like Adobe / Microsoft / Google / Meta / … maybe most large enterprises ? No question about it.
downloading software isnt theft, soooo unless you are breaking into their offices its not really stealin from them.
Warez piracy is anyway not “stealing” since you’re not taking the digital item away, tis something which can be infinitely copied.
Meta, Google and Microsoft sell’s hardware though. Not too sure about adobe