Text for the visually impaired: Post by lestatlestits
I see Hollywood is now very into the idea of buying something once and then owning it forever and being able to make infinite copies. Which. Isn't quite the message they imparted upon me in my childhood. I the spirit of their own long-held stance:
A photoshopped version of the "You wouldn't download a car" ad saying: "You wouldn't download an actor"
Obviously this isn’t digital piracy, it’s identity theft. Hence the reason Hollywood is perfectly fine with it. 😛
Identity theft is not a joke
Not with that attitude.
Unless you're an Italian inpasta.
When I do it, you can take it serious
No no, you don't understand: the rules only apply to plebs like you and me. Corporations and their rich executives are free to do anything they want
Considering how expanding images on KBin is pretty inelegant at this point, I also appreciate you transcribing the meme so I don't have to open it.
You appreciate the transcription because you're blind.
I appreciate it, because kbin expands images inelegantly.
We are not the same!
I ~~don't~~ see what you did there
Once again, Matt Groening predicted the future in the Napster episode of Futurama.
I am Lucy Liu. Give me your spines.
Black mirror should make more episodes so we can start saying: "black mirror did it" as the world burns down, instead of "simpsons did it".
Sure, but in the case of a show dealing with the question of what would happen if the general public could download celebrities despite the non-consent of the celebrities involved, literally Futurama did it.
Which episode?
Season 3 Episode 15: I dated a robot.
It's shocking how well they predicted the future
Brilliant!
I don't mean to sound anti-woman, but I have often fantasized about a world in which men have sex robots and can program them to have whatever personality and body type they want.
So maybe downloading actors from the bay will be a reality in our lifetime. I know they already have 3d porn games like this. I've even seen them hooked up to fleshlighta that are attached to a motor.
I mean maybe we're already there if you're rich enough.
Before we get there, it is wise to re-examine what we lose when everything is commodified. You might not mean to sound anti-woman, but you do sound anti-woman, anti-personhood even, because what you're saying is that a person's body (regardless of gender and sex) and likeness can be commodified without the person's consent, or even knowledge that it is happening. You might be interested in reading Michael J. Sandel's "What Money Can't Buy" and examine your fantasy from an economic-political point of view.
Yep, I figured it was going to be offensive in some way, but I bet that day is coming, offensive or not.
Suuper late reply. Morals change, ethics evolve. I probably won't be alive the day this happens, so I'll leave with a shrug.
While TERFs are mad at transwomen for "replacing woman", AI pretty much could replace them, especially in the arts. Won't be very good, but would be good for whatever theocratic fascist governance, that see problem with not all women being relegated to be incubators.