*This is a companion piece to a similarly-themed article on Karen’s site which, all things being equal, should be published at roughly the same time. We have not read each others entries before publishing, and have taken care not to discuss them.*
Corrupt Governments
I’m fucking sick of it. I’m sick of governments that surreptitiously act in the interests of their commercial sponsors, whilst feeding an endless stream of lies to the people whom they are supposed to be working for, laughing their socks off because they know that the majority of their citizens are too dumb, naive or optimistic to realise that they are being taken for a ride. I’m sick of wars on terrorists, wars on drugs, wars on monks. Where’s the fucking War on War?
The Entertainment Industry
At the point at which entertainment needed an industry to keep it alive, it ceased to be entertaining. The industry took over, and now it’s just like another form of drug peddling. Entertainment, true entertainment, is sitting on a sofa with a friend and two guitars. It’s throwing a ball with your kid. It’s watching drunk men stumble home. It’s riding a bike down a muddy hill, with the ever-present threat of falling off. It doesn’t need DRM, because it can’t be duplicated.
I understand the appeal of CDs and television, obviously. I’m not suggesting that we destroy it all, because there’s a place for it in a well-balanced diet. But I believe in moderation, and remembering how to make your own fun.
Slugs
Do not want.
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Agreed. (I’d be a rubbish replacement for Paul Merton, wouldn’t I?) Although I definitely couldn’t give up my CD collection!
Yes, you could. And one day, for one reason or another, you’re going to have to.
[…] is a companion piece to a similarly-themed article on Pete’s site, which, all things being equal, should be published at roughly the same time. […]
Okay, you’re right. I should’ve said “my recorded music collection”. To all intents and purposes I gave up my CD collection years ago – it’s just a useful backup and (mostly) DRM-free initial purchase format.
MP3s definitely made bringing my entire music collection to Italy possible. I even indulgently brought two copies of it – one in the car stereo and one in the home server.