Comments on: Ellen Ruppel Shell’s CHEAP — Part Three

By: Ellen Ruppel Shell’s CHEAP — Part Four : Edward Champion’s Reluctant Habits

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:14:53 +0000

[...] Ruppel Shell’s Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture. Other installments: Part One, Part Two, Part Three, and Part [...]

By: Eric Rosenfield

Eric Rosenfield — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:09:31 +0000

copying is not stealing. I don’t care what the corporations would have you believe, if I’m not taking something away from someone else I’m not stealing, and calling it stealing should be patently obvious bullshit.

By: DrMabuse

DrMabuse — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:44:17 +0000

“Stealing is wrong.” Says the man with numerous “borrowed” eBooks on his Sony E-Reader. (I’m just saying.)

By: Eric Rosenfield

Eric Rosenfield — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:40:50 +0000

I’ve been thinking about this and I just want to make some comments about Miracle Jones’ “How to Live Cheap”.

First off: stealing is wrong. Stealing is always wrong. But you say, oh it’s insured or oh, I’m stealing from a big corporation. No. Fuck you. Stealing is fucking wrong.

Second off: “Sell the item using every sleazy sales trick you can think of.” This may be even worse than stealing. There is no excuse for behaving like an asshole. I know you think anyone who makes more money than you has it coming or something, but fucking over other people is being an immoral dick. Sorry.

There are basic ethical questions at play here.

By: Ellen Ruppel Shell (BSS #297) : The Bat Segundo Show

Ellen Ruppel Shell (BSS #297) : The Bat Segundo Show — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:56:11 +0000

[...] discussion with several thoughtful people, which you can investigate here: Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, and Part [...]

By: Roddy

Roddy — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:43:44 +0000

Very funny!

By: Ellen Ruppel Shell’s CHEAP — Part Two : Edward Champion’s Reluctant Habits

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:31:11 +0000

[...] (This is the second of a five-part roundtable discussion of Ellen Ruppel Shell’s Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture. Other installments: Part One and Part Three.) [...]