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Necessity is the mother of all invention. This could just be related to socioeconomic factors.

• codeflo 3y ago
  A dysfunctional criminal justice system probably doesn't hurt either.
  • SpaghettiCthulu 3y ago
    > A dysfunctional criminal justice system probably doesn't hurt either. Actually, I would argue that a system that allows DRM cracking is far more functional than the one we have in the west.
    • codeflo 3y ago
      You're comment history doesn't suggest that you're a Russian troll, so my interpretation is that you're making a pointed remark that you either don't really mean or perhaps haven't fully thought through. So without meaning any offense, let's pick this apart. To be fair, I disagree with my country's cracking laws as well. We should do better here, the right to one's data is an important freedom. I support the fight for saner copyright laws. But let's also be real: There's no universe where that injustice somehow outweighs the entirety of human rights violations that go on inside Russia. Persecution of minorities, decriminalization of domestic violence, torture in prisons. Just to name a few. Western copyright laws aren't good. But there are worse fates in life than not being able to watch old blu-rays.
      • SpaghettiCthulu 3y ago
        I was intentionally ignoring any other aspect of their criminal justice system in writing that comment. I absolutely condemn Russia for many reasons, including their human rights violations.