Oh man. Where do I even start? I think capitalism is fundamentally broken and shoplifting is both a great way to exploit it, and underline its flaws to those with more control over the situation. Which to be honest is a supervisor with an inventory clipboard, and all we're underlining is a number on a chart. I'd like to do something a little clearer, like get 50 close friends, smash all the electronics and furniture in Walmart and scatter in under 90 seconds. Repeatedly. Until they close. I can't stand people who complain without considering a solution, or people who think the only way out is to destroy everything and start over, so I should clarify. We need to change the face of business such that ethics are included -- or else the business immediately fails. There are several ways to do this, and I doubt a direct attack is something I'd ever actually do. Instead, I work at a business that donates one of its products to the needy for each product bought, and I'm developing an app that scans product barcodes and finds information on the company that makes it. Alan Turing was chemically castrated. The housing bubble bankers got how much in bonuses? We need to level out that playing field. Copyright stagnates creativity, and I think it should be summarily abolished. Shakespeare never could have written under our ironically medieval copyright laws.
Couldn't you argue that a lack of copyright would also stagnate creativity? Why would I create if people could just steal my hard work? How could I make a living off a book if I couldn't stop people from posting pdfs of it on the internet?