This post is as a result of an exchange I had earlier with someone on here. It was a reminder to me of how many people scream about freedom yet, in reality, they cannot handle what comes along with being free.
The basic scenario is this person was complaining about D.tube and that it is a haven for people to post content they didn't create and make money from it. This person had his panties in a ruffle because he had content taken from him that was used by someone else who profited from it. He even went so far as to say he would go to YouTube who he hated and post there. Are you serious?
Therefore, I decided to write a post about some basic truths that people cannot seem to handle.
A. The Internet Is A Big Copy Machine
Since its' inception, the Internet was filled with pirated content. YouTube, our freedom fighter's favorite watchdog, was attacked for years for doing nothing about copyrighted content. It was only after they because huge and realized they could charge for said content (while giving the content creators next to nothing), that they started to enforce it.
Does anyone recall Napster? Piratebay? There are still a host of torrent sites out there where you can find protected content for free. Hell, even the usenet still exists where you can find most anything with a couple hundred dollar subscription to a reader.
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B. If You Look To Another Entity For Your Rights And Protection, Said Entity Can Determine What Those Are
Our fearful content creator turned to YouTube for protection. Here is someone who is on a platform that espouses freedom yet he has to turn to Big Brother for protection. Well, guess what, that site is known for its censorship of people. What happens when YouTube decides his content should not be up there? What then? I am sure he will scream bloody murder and how censorship is wrong.
People want the freedom until it goes against them. Then they want Big Brother until they lose out there.
C. Freedom Means No Censorship: It Also Means Someone Can Pirate Your Shit
The fact of the matter is D.tube, along with steemit, busy.org, and chainbb, are giving a voice to potentially millions, if not billions, of people who would not otherwise have one. It is a simply reality that certain points of view, no matter how much political hacks talk about freedom of speech, are not welcome. Again, people want the freedom until it goes against them. Freedom of speech is great until you say something I disagree with. Then it is time for the powerful to shut you up.
Slavery or Freedom? Which Is It?
If you want your stuff protected by Big Brother, then own up to the fact you cannot handle freedom and prefer the safety of slavery. Daddy will watch after your ass. However, if you are one who talks about freedom, they accept the fact that you stuff can be pirated.
When we look at it realistically, 99% of the people are not going to take the content of another. Freedom entails having those who are going to operate in ways the majority disagree with. With a knife, I can slit your throat. Does that mean most people are going to slit someone's throat? Not likely. Has anyone ever used a knife to slit the throat of another? Yes that happened. Ergo, should we ban knives? Of course not.
Freedom is about not letting the actions of a few over ride the rights of the majority. At the same time, it is also about not letting the actions of the majority override the rights of a few.
If you can accept that some people are going todo disagreeable stuff with their freedom and are okay with that, then you are ready to embrace freedom. However, if you are going to pay it lip service until you are adversely affected, then you are better off admitting to yourself you prefer the illusion of security that comes from slavery.
Because that is exactly what your view is.
Freedom or slavery...which do you prefer?
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