Copyright law is an artificial legal construct, not a moral code.
replyI think appropriate attribution is a moral code, but I am not able to attribute every idea I have to all those who helped me develop the general intelligence that I use to develop such ideas.
I think this behaviour has shown that there are no morals involved. Pirate if you want to, just don't get caught if you don't have a giant backing.
reply> an environment that favors profit above everything will naturally select for individuals who are unencumbered by such hindrances.
replyExactly. Dairy farms optimise for milk production so favour cows that produce the most milk.
The market economy optimises for profit so favours those most willing/able to generate it. Zuckerberg, Musk, Thiel, Andreesen and co are products of the system.
> The corollary is that there are no morals once the stakes are in the $ billions, let alone hundreds of billions.
replyterrifying