Ah, that's a good point. Even those with personal computers could run into parental opposition if those parents were fearful of viruses and aware of the computer being left on, so that would account for a sizable proportion of the crowd.
Unfortunately, in the long term, there's no real benefit for me-the-single-person. It's the tragedy of commons. Basically, although we all lose if we all act selfishly, if everyone but me acts selfishly, I benefit, and if everyone else acts selfishly and I act altruistically, I lose. Due to the volume of torrents, personal selfishness won't even reduce my future options. In all situations, it's best to act selfishly.
And as to thinking better of, I've found that, like most people, I'm able to be appreciative of others' decisions without necessarily altering my own. I'm not a vegetarian, for example.
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Date: 2006-04-11 07:18 pm (UTC)Unfortunately, in the long term, there's no real benefit for me-the-single-person. It's the tragedy of commons. Basically, although we all lose if we all act selfishly, if everyone but me acts selfishly, I benefit, and if everyone else acts selfishly and I act altruistically, I lose. Due to the volume of torrents, personal selfishness won't even reduce my future options. In all situations, it's best to act selfishly.
And as to thinking better of, I've found that, like most people, I'm able to be appreciative of others' decisions without necessarily altering my own. I'm not a vegetarian, for example.