Once things start going to shit at a sufficiently catastrophic pace, that may change. Whether the politicians finally realize that they actually have to govern the selfish a-holes before the transformation to utter fascism is irreversible, or the selfish a-holes realize that their self interest is threatened by their greedy impulses, I don’t know. Nor does it matter; regardless which solution you prefer, profit is the weak spot for both politicians and business, and profit is where you attack them.

This idea that you’re entitled to intrude on peoples personal files, just because you’re a multibillion industry, making your money by leeching off the creative talent, is absurd.

The idea that an industry is entitled to have it’s rights prioritized above the rights of citizens, by politicians and law enforcement, is disgusting.

The fact you’re entitled to legally bribe politicians if you are rich enough, is sick.

The notion that a narrow interest group, no matter how wealthy, should be entitled to stunt the development and twist the shape and use of the most effective, democratic, innovative and productive communication technology ever developed, is nothing short of a threat to democracy, civilization, progress and prosperity.

I don’t have high hopes, though. The entitlement society for the benefit of corporations will go on. The thieves will keep bribing the politicians, using the law to stomp out anything that threatens the status quo of their extortion rackets. I take solace in the fact that no law can stomp fast enough to kill the Free Internet.

I mean, to give in and start providing decent products in decent formats at decent prices, that would be too humiliating! What kind of business strategy is that, anyway? Like the old saying goes: The customer is always wrong. Or something.

Actually Ive been training for that day my whole life, thanks for telling me what Im prepared for but Im stocked and Im able to survive, not comfortably perhaps but I’ll be just fine. You might want to prepare though it’s gonna happen real fast.