Hey Everyone,
You know when you have that moment where if you don't take a chance you could lose that moment forever? something you simply can't get back unless you had the convenience of a time machine? missing the last bus so to speak. Well there are many many things that we lose each day without any good reason due to a bizarre mentality from a bunch of callous, selfish and backwards people who can't seem to see what they have caused and continue to cause each day; they are their own enemy.
This mentality locks up knowledge that everyone should have the right to access without some kind of exuberant fee or VIP pass, knowledge like mathematics and many other fields that for some reason they don't want people to know, but them; possibly derived from an arrogant elitism: you can't copyright the laws that govern our universe and we would be far better off if such information was open to the public. Many, many things could be solved in our world if the right person sees the right information, at the right time and does something with it, it bothers me how many moments have been lost due to this keeping back of information and assuming that you need qualifications and a diploma to make a difference, how many diseases could have been cured and many lives saved or simply improved as a result if only the right mind was spurred with the right knowledge. Keeping it locked up only slows our development as a species and prevents creativity, involvement and competition to make our world a better place. Academics have lost their creativity and ability to think beyond the standard rules because they forget that the standards are simply a current approximation of known variables; it would be arrogant to think otherwise. What's worse is most of the people in control of the information are too close to the information to be able to think outside the square which happens to literally every field out there and they tend to forget this side effect of the human mind. There's a humming of potential just outside the doors, just open them and lets us in and watch the magic.
Some things that people might consider trivial are also effected, for example; they lock up games, music and movies, including many other things to the point of no recovery. The only reason we still have any today is due to a bunch of what should be hailed as heroes of the IT field; people who hack and crack DRM so that our cultural entertainment isn't lost to the void. Most companies bull**** this out of proportion; aka lie, in order to make them appear as the victims even though statistically the loss of money due to piracy is microscopic at best; usually only around a few percent or less and make substantial profit while destroying the image of a geographic who are saving our world from losing what we care about. These people are shunned for breaking the code and allowing us to enjoy our games and music again even though the companies have no desire to preserve them or to give us ownership of which we bought. The amount of talent and skill these people have is remarkable, they have so much experience within the IT field that any company would be foolish not to hire them, resulting in better software, better service to the user base. Everything simply improves including, ironically, the company's income.
Did you know that most people who pirate actually end up buying the products anyway? the irony is that piracy is one of the best forms of advertisement in the world but companies are too stubborn and arrogant to see it and prefer the more dishonest way while making enormous amounts of money in the process all the while making these amazingly talented people look bad.
The reason and cause behind the shoddy attempt to manhandle the internet, also known as SOPA and its continued remakes with just the name swapped for another acronym, was caused by these exact kinds of companies who only desire profit while not adapting to modern standards; they don't care about freedoms and are willing to sacrifice ours just so they can get an extra buck from the government or their own plans. What's worse is these people are living hypocrites who pirate software and music while trying to force a law against it, thanks to the Anonymous hackers we now know they did this. SOPA wasn't just for their agenda, it was also an excuse for the government to police society due to internal corruption which would violate any and all constitutional rights that many cultures have developed in developed areas; DRM for the internet basically. I can't even comprehend why these companies even try, all it shows is a clawing, desperate attempt to hold on because they seem completely incapable of adapting to the future and making money honestly while giving us quality products that we can hold and own ourselves.
DRM is completely and utterly useless, it costs thousands to maintain
and all it does is cause suffering for many people as a result; even to
the point of trying to take away our very freedoms which many many
people had to fight off including myself; literally the internet fought back
and showed how foolish the people are who tried to hold back society
and how utterly ignorant they are of how the world is developing; the very thing they are meant to
uphold and maintain the rights of.
Internet is one of those remarkable things that no one has the right to control; I can't even begin to formulate a sentence to describe just how important it is: literally as important as breathing air to be completely honest. It brings us together regardless of what language we speak or where we live; breaking the cultural barriers and destroying everything that is bad in society like racism, sexism, corruption etc. It give us a voice to speak out to the world and our governments without being pushed or shunned away, to share opinions and to find others like ourselves; it's fundamentally important to our way of life and for the future. It needs to become a freedom that everyone can enjoy without having to pay money, nothing is going to stop it and it's only going to get better and better and better.
Thanks for reading,
Ashton.
