Nothing you said contradicts what I said, and is correct.

but there is a reason writers, artists, and the people making a shit amount of money for the work they put into the things we love.

It’s because their contracts are exploitive, not because of piracy. Piracy is almost always done by someone who wouldn’t have paid (Whether because of lack of ability or choice) anyway. A large majority of people pirating can’t afford the content (Which means they wouldn’t have been a paying customer if pirating wasn’t an option), can’t get it legally (Which means they wouldn’t have been a paying customer if pirating wasn’t an option), wouldn’t have bought it anyway out of principle (Which means they wouldn’t have been a paying customer if pirating wasn’t an option), or (Mostly in the case of games) they’re trying it out to see if it’s worth it.

This idea that everyone that pirates could and would buy it if pirating wasn’t an option is completely false. Most of them just wouldn’t consume the content if pirating wasn’t an option.

I was poor. I’m not poor anymore.

“It’s not a problem for me, so therefore it can’t be a problem for anyone”

You… do realize how fucking stupid that sort of “logic” is right? Other people are allowed to have different experiences.

That doesn’t change that they can’t do it forever.

They can’t do it forever. They’re desperately hoping the union drive will give up soon.

A) That is union busting

B) It’s fucking expensive, both in actual costs and lost revenue, to keep doing that. Eventually the company will realize they can’t afford it and stop, or they’ll go bankrupt.

C) Being forced to recognize the union means you need to negotiate with the union. Which means you need to make a union contract. Which can include language about how closing down locations is handled. Or how opening up new locations is handled. Like, say, they can only hire new union workers. So they can close down 1 location, then they have to hire union anyway at the new location, so what’s the point?

To be blunt, what you’re describing has exactly 0% chance of working out in the company’s favour over the long term. More than that, it has little chance of even working in the first place. It’s this absurd idea based in nothing.

Reduce CEO pay… to increase worker pay

Damn, that was hard.

It’s trivially easy to get a driver’s license in US and Canada, and you don’t need regular retesting.

So yes, but that’s not the point.

Unfortunately there are an awful low of complete morons allowed to drive.

What law? There is no such law in either the US or Canada (US because the internet is generally US-Centric, Canada because that’s where I am)

all cars have speed limiters

Incorrect.

we’re talking about regulations, not limiters.

Also incorrect.

You need a license, registration, inspection, and insurance to drive a car.

Literally none of those are speed limiters.

We also happen to have a pro-union president

Lol.

Lmao even

Remember when he broke the railworkers’ strike?

It’s not about taking it away from someone else, it’s about removing unnecessary car lanes that just induce car traffic.