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Cake day: December 28th, 2023

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  • The first amendment protects citizen speech from the government. It does not protect speech from consequences or actions by private individuals or companies.

    And free speech does not begin and end at the first amendment. A company can violate your ability to speak freely without also violating your first amendment rights.

    Freedom of speech is infact dead. When the government and corporations are in bed with each other, that’s a convenient way to separate actions. And as we’ve seen in so many other ways, the government loves to use corporations to do the things that they “aren’t allowed” to do, because tech moves at light speed compared to laws



















  • And why should I keep a copy if I can just stream it again from the same or some different site for free in the future?

    That’s a big if depending on the media in question, and the effort required to go find it again.

    I’ve had so many instances where a streaming site takes down the movie or show I was planning on watching with one or both of my partners, only to have it not there and either have to waste an hour trying to find it again or figure out something else to watch.

    Spinning rust drives are cheaper than the time I spend looking for something or being annoyed at having my plans derailed. Plus, I’ve used that more than once to make up for streaming site/content missing issues during get together with friends, so it’s more than worth it to me.