• davel [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    I simply ask them if they would be OK with a company taking money out their bank account.

    This is as unconvincing an analogy as , and for the same reason.

    • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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      3 months ago

      Unconvincing to whom? That campaign did an amazing job of equating copyright to property ownership for an entire generation.

      It’s not accurate, but I think we’ve seen that it can be very convincing for most people.

      • davel [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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        3 months ago

        I wouldn’t recommend trying to trick people into caring about their privacy: it’s not good for your reputation or your long-term relationship with them.