I mean I certainly would
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"
Copyright violation for thee, but not for me.
The United States has the most comprehensive social safetynet and system of redress on Earth.
...exclusively for the tiny sliver of the population that already owns everything and controls our government through institutionally legalized bribery.
As has happened for all of human history, we have devolved back to the golden rule: those with all the gold make the rules, and surprise surprise, the rules say they can't lose and you can't win.
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
Michael!
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
I actually don't understand the need for this, don't images have an alt tag where you can put the image transcription?
Is it necessary to put it in the text of the post as well? (Aside from your kbin UI issues)
Or are there just not any apps that support reading the alt text yet?
The way kbin handles images is really annoying right now. It's definitely something the developers need to improve.
Yeah, all imgur.com images for me are blank, and I can't figure out why.
Did you see the little photo icon at the bottom of the post preview?
That will expand the image (so you don't have to open the post).
Once again, Matt Groening predicted the future in the Napster episode of Futurama.
I am Lucy Liu. Give me your spines.
To be fair, I’ve downloaded plenty of actresses.
Lol!
Could someone please explain me the context? I haven't followed the strike very closely.
Me neither but I'll do an ignorant take and invite someone more knowledgeable to correct me: The tech to make films without human actors is available, and Hollywood studios think that they have unlimited rights forever to the digital likenesses of the actors they have contracts with. Which is pretty fucking rich from the same corporations that think we should pay for the same film on dvd, on blu ray, on blu ray in a different region, on the apple store, on the play store, and reserve the right to revoke our access to any of these where possible.
And the ad was one of their anti piracy ads ("you wouldn't download a car"), from the time where they made the nonsense claim that every pirate download was equal to lost revenue, as they tried to erode Internet privacy and bankrupt people who didn't have enough money to defend themselves in court.
Studios want to hire actors for a single day's pay then use their image in whatever "AI" generated horrors they feel like forever
The meme refers to the following:
Back then™ actors would mostly get contracts that contain residuals this recurring money assured a steady cash flow for actors and actresses throughout and even after their careers.
But nowadays, the pay is worse (because inflation) and most contracts even for well known actors/actresses don't include residuals.
Thanks. I knew none of this and would not have got the meme otherwise.
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".
Hey, I came up with that last week (sorta)!
I would download even cancer if that made spez lose money
Holding onto anger is drinking poison expecting the other person to die.
Spez is garbage, and yes never participate in whatever he's selling, but he isn't worth your anguish. He doesn't know you and he wouldn't care about your anger if he did.
I see some people take comments too seriously
Damn dude, how many apartments is he taking up in your head?
Damn dude, how many apartments is he taking up in your head?
u/rafa: Yes.
Why is it double tick in this pic? Is that twitter's new thing?
It's a Tumblr post.
On Tumblr you can buy two blue checkmarks for a one time payment of $7.99. Much better value than that Twitter stuff.
tumblr made fun of Twitter, you can have like a dozen checkmarks
Brilliant!
Is text already visual? 🤨
Can screen readers read pictures correctly?
Even blind, listening to every word of a social media site sounds like one of the inner circles of hell 😅
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.
Companies would be happy to sell it if that is profitable. But we aren't prepared for that. Imagine what hole would create a working and accessible sim where you can just copy a person into a porn. Being spammed with a livestream of anon doing your underaged children or a dead grandmother is not that far from now. One another Pandora's box.
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.