Philosophy

My Stance on SOPA and PIPA

by Neal Jansons January 20, 2012 Philosophy

As an author, I’ve had my work stolen. That’s lost money…people who stole an article or short story or novella and put it up on their site, denying my publishers the money they deserve and (sometimes) denying me the advertising revenue cut that makes up online royalties. That’s money in the bank. So what a [...]

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The Problem With “The Way Things Are”

by Neal Jansons October 31, 2011 Philosophy

It’s amazing how many people seem to have some sick form of Stockholm Syndrome for the system as it currently stands. People talk about government and economy like it has a defined role and characteristics, even though government is an abstraction we made up, and we can make up different roles and characteristics anytime we [...]

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