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user-inactivated  ·  3418 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Can we cogently refute "stealing is stealing"?

    To quote the great wasoxygen: compared to what?

Where did he say this? I can't find it anywhere.

    at the most basic level I'm taking something someone made and enjoying it without paying for it. I don't pretend to be moral while doing so, because I'm not an ass.

I don't pretend to be doing good (and to be honest I barely ever pirate anymore; most content to me nowadays is not worth consuming), but I don't pretend to be doing bad either. Is that what you meant by "being moral"?