> pro piracy.
As I see it, it's not about promoting copyright violation, it's about people with misaligned (relatively to mine) interests pushing for control over Internet. I'm of a firm belief that it's never a good idea - too risky, no matter how good the presented cause is.
> Should film distribution be free
Others opinion may vary, but it's not about getting free entertainment - it's about paying fair price for a convenient service. Steam had clearly demonstrated that in presence of a decent marketplace, people come and pay. The same was confirmed by Netflix and Hulu in their early days.
However, while streaming platforms used to be okay-ish in their early days (in select first world regions), they got seriously enshittified to the extent people are starting to say "naaah, enough of this crap" and dust off the eyepatches. It's not about not paying (mind you, a decent setup also costs money and/or effort) - it's about getting value for your money. And that value is diminishing to the extent torrenting becomes more appealing.
In other words, media distribution industry had fucked up (again), and they (again) want to shift the blame on child-eating drug-dealing evil pirates.
> A flood of ai generated junk is about to hit us all
Sorry, but how is this is a problem? Serious question. There is a shitload of human-made movies and books that I won't bother to watch/read anyway - and I don't see how it matters how big this pile is as long as we're not getting close to some boundary where we must pick priorities (I don't think we are).
> Maybe you feel that way because you can already retire off your Silicon Valley total comp?
Hah, I'd wish! Hope other folks are doing better in this regard, of course.