01-27-2012, 09:56 PM
Like: One of my sisters is very outspoken on her opinions but... Well...
Facebook status from today: "How hard is it to find a non live version of some songs on you tube... Why would I want an acoustic version of hinders how long"
Facebook status from one week ago: "wow ppl amaze me those laws were not censorship laws they were anti piracy laws and frankly the only issue with them is the language used was too broad in spectrum"
I want to respond and point out to her that the reason she's having trouble with finding certain songs on Youtube other than live versions or people doing covers is because, and I know this may seem strange, some labels actively defend their copyrighted content and standard, non-self recorded versions of the songs are not supposed to be on Youtube nor are tv shows and similar. She doesn't understand that a lot of Youtube videos regarding the music and video industry are in themselves classified as pirated material (material shown uploaded without permission for others to enjoy), nor does she understand the details of WHY EXACTLY those bills were considered poorly worded and promoting general censorship rather than just "the good guys fighting the bad".
It reminds me of the time she posted an update saying "The atheists need to stop trying to remove our right to pray and thank God in the pledge! If they don't believe, what's it matter to them? You have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion, and you aren't free to not believe, just sayin". I was like "But... but... you're pagan..." She's all "so, that's no reason to need to change how the pledge has always been just so the atheists feel better!" I told her that she was drastically misunderstanding a few things and explained to her a history of multiple changes to the Pledge over time, as well as pointing out the context in which these changes were made (the Red Scare, etc) and then she asked me why I came onto her Facebook deciding to pick a fight (despite me discussing with her through private messages regarding an obviously intended confrontational Facebook status.
Since then, I've managed to just avoid responding to a lot of statuses because, honestly, a lot of times when we post messages, its just generic thought processes randomly being thrown out there and we may sound confrontational but aren't necessarily wanting to sit down and argue it out. I guess.
Facebook status from today: "How hard is it to find a non live version of some songs on you tube... Why would I want an acoustic version of hinders how long"
Facebook status from one week ago: "wow ppl amaze me those laws were not censorship laws they were anti piracy laws and frankly the only issue with them is the language used was too broad in spectrum"
I want to respond and point out to her that the reason she's having trouble with finding certain songs on Youtube other than live versions or people doing covers is because, and I know this may seem strange, some labels actively defend their copyrighted content and standard, non-self recorded versions of the songs are not supposed to be on Youtube nor are tv shows and similar. She doesn't understand that a lot of Youtube videos regarding the music and video industry are in themselves classified as pirated material (material shown uploaded without permission for others to enjoy), nor does she understand the details of WHY EXACTLY those bills were considered poorly worded and promoting general censorship rather than just "the good guys fighting the bad".
It reminds me of the time she posted an update saying "The atheists need to stop trying to remove our right to pray and thank God in the pledge! If they don't believe, what's it matter to them? You have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion, and you aren't free to not believe, just sayin". I was like "But... but... you're pagan..." She's all "so, that's no reason to need to change how the pledge has always been just so the atheists feel better!" I told her that she was drastically misunderstanding a few things and explained to her a history of multiple changes to the Pledge over time, as well as pointing out the context in which these changes were made (the Red Scare, etc) and then she asked me why I came onto her Facebook deciding to pick a fight (despite me discussing with her through private messages regarding an obviously intended confrontational Facebook status.
Since then, I've managed to just avoid responding to a lot of statuses because, honestly, a lot of times when we post messages, its just generic thought processes randomly being thrown out there and we may sound confrontational but aren't necessarily wanting to sit down and argue it out. I guess.
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