>>93307577I don't deserve to be happy, but I will pursue it because it is pleasurable. You are more than welcome to try and take my phone, but yes, I will call the police because that is a resource available to me that could likely result in the return of something I desire.
If they don't find you or my phone, then you win. That's the way the world has always worked, regardless of the presence of police or even a government. Personally I find pleasure in other people finding pleasure, so I choose to live my life in such a way that I do minimal damage to others (ie. I don't steal their phones) while still seeking my own goals. Again, this is nothing new, and I guarantee it's how you and every other person lives. The only difference is that I don't delude myself about the structure of society being the source of these beliefs and actions.
>>93307649It depends on the result. If I want to get your help again in the future, then of course I will compensate you because that compensation will act as future insurance for my future pleasure. If I do a service for someone else, of course I expect them to pay me the same way, but if they don't, then like everyone else, I would either pursue legal action or just move on with my life.
Now in the case of digital media, whether I personally pay for a song or comic has zero bearing on whether I will be able to obtain such things in the future. Absolutely none. Even in the (extremely) unlikely event that piracy kills something that I enjoy, there will always be more media to be found. There is more media in this world of high quality than could ever be consumed by one person.
If you find a quarter on the ground, do you do your civil and moral duty and take it to the police in order to return it to its owner? Of course not. Because the benefit of doing so is so infinitesimally small and unlikely to yield useful results that you don't bother doing the displeasurable work. And a quarter is worth less than an infinite file.
