DJA wrote:
Why does everyone like to characterize it as stealing?
EXACTLY. And this is why we keep getting into bogus analogies. This isn't stealing. It may or may not be right but it isn't stealing. We need a new word. Just like copyright infringement is not "theft" no matter how the *AA might like to frame it. It may or may not be moral but theft isn't the right word for it. The words we use in discussing these issues affects how we reason about them. Just look at pro-life vs pro-choice or any other sort of propaganda. This is a good example of the Shapir-Worf Hypothesis which says our language affects our thought.
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