The first thing I thought of reading this was how you could write the exact same about the rural midwest US. I was the only kid in my class who had ever seen a black person face to face, and that was because I lived in Florida first. My grandma still calls to warn us to stay inside if a non-white person is spotted near town (usually a utilities guy fixing power lines). They just have no experience with the wider world and know only the stereotypes they echo back and forth to each other.
The peace corp warning does a good job framing it as it is, but it's important to remember that "innocent" ignorance can still carry real violence and hatred.
It was definitely considered piracy by the public at the time. Everyone I knew called it a "legal grey area", but as far as I know it was legally permissable.
The media companies tried their hardest to make it sound like you were destroying the entire industry and you'd go to jail for life as soon as they caught you.
What makes me mad is the boomers I watched copy rentals and NFL games are the same ones telling me I'm stealing by using an ad blocker.
I wasn't planning on watching it, but Quinn really likes the books. So if he is recommending the adaptation I might give it a shot.
I love the existential concepts in the books, but I do not recommend them to anyone for a lot of reasons. This show will hopefully be a way for the ideas to reach more people.
A Teams meeting!? I wish I was as brave as you. I'm not even brave enough to poop while listening to a Teams call, much less showering. I'm terrified they'll call me out and I'll either have to unmute at the worst possible moment or stay muted and have my boss assume I'm not paying attention.
If I showered during a meeting I would be paranoid about somehow magically turning on my camera.
This happens to me almost every night. Usually while coming out of sleep, but sometimes while I'm still trying to fall asleep. It used to only happen when I was stressed about work, but once I had a kid it became very frequent.
I hear/see the door open, hear my son's door open, see giant spiders on the wall, hear someone rummaging through the fridge, hear my son screaming, etc. If I get up to check it's always nothing.
The first thing I thought of reading this was how you could write the exact same about the rural midwest US. I was the only kid in my class who had ever seen a black person face to face, and that was because I lived in Florida first. My grandma still calls to warn us to stay inside if a non-white person is spotted near town (usually a utilities guy fixing power lines). They just have no experience with the wider world and know only the stereotypes they echo back and forth to each other.
The peace corp warning does a good job framing it as it is, but it's important to remember that "innocent" ignorance can still carry real violence and hatred.