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We Could Get Sued for This - Gamers Nexus (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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[–] 27 points 2 months ago* (5 children)

contributing to, and directly benefitting from the very thing they’re complaining about.

You do understand what "participation" means, right? You understand that the original comic is specifically talking about contributing to and benefitting from the very thing they're complaining about, right?

I agree with your other point that GN should offer more alternatives to watch their videos, but this one is creating a distinction without a difference.

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  • [+] -15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

    The original comic is referring to cars and iPhones (or smartphones more broadly). Basically, things you absolutely need to "participate in society" for most people. YouTube is very much not one of those things.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    So you've moved the goalposts from "that's not just participation, it's [things that participation entails]" to "well this doesn't apply unless you need it to exist"*. GN needs a major platform like YouTube to actually reach an audience.

    * By the way, the comic is illustrating a man with a car that's seemingly from the 1920s or 30s, so there goes that tenuous argument.

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