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Hello, hello 👋  This is a thread for talking about the ethics of stealing from GameStop. This is not a thread for talking about GBS, other posters, mods, admins, or anything at all to do with the forums. I just really want to ask that question and my usual hangout doesn’t seem like an appropriate space for it. So, with that said, let’s commence: Stealing from GameStop. Is it a crime? Should it be a crime? Would you make it a crime? Is this a common sense problem or is it like one of those big problems for big thunkers? What do you think other people should think about this matter?
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May 15, 2023 19:05
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i'm pro
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May 15, 2023 19:06
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stealing from exploitative sources is always fine imo
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May 15, 2023 19:09
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Only if you destroy the merchandise, gaming is counter-revolutionary.
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May 15, 2023 19:21
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i use gamestop call of duty preorders as my bank since i don't trust the federal reserve, so if you rob gamestop you're robbing me which is a violation of the NAP and i'm gonna have to defend my property rights
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May 15, 2023 19:23
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what are you stealing from gamestop
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May 15, 2023 19:30
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Just a Moron posted:Only if you destroy the merchandise, gaming is counter-revolutionary.  redneck nazgul posted:i use gamestop call of duty preorders as my bank since i don't trust the federal reserve, so if you rob gamestop you're robbing me which is a violation of the NAP and i'm gonna have to defend my property rights 
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May 15, 2023 19:31
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if you really want to fight the power that is gamestop stealing just the games is dumb and they already have it built into their numbers as shrinkage. what you should be doing is stealing any hepa filters or other mold abatement systems from their HVAC
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May 15, 2023 19:34
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luv2shit posted:what are you stealing from gamestop resident evil toilet brush
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May 15, 2023 19:35
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Al! posted:if you really want to fight the power that is gamestop stealing just the games is dumb and they already have it built into their numbers as shrinkage. what you should be doing is stealing any hepa filters or other mold abatement systems from their HVAC 
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May 15, 2023 19:36
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power to the players
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May 15, 2023 19:40
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Pepe Silvia Browne posted:resident evil toilet brush attempting to maintain vital infrastructure. ethical to steal: yes.
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May 15, 2023 19:41
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Steal everything that you can. Don't get caught, only condition. Alternatively, pretend to steal things so other people can steal while using u as a distraction
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May 15, 2023 19:41
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what if gamestop was a store dedicated to getting people to stop gaming
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May 15, 2023 20:04
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lobster shirt posted:what if gamestop was a store dedicated to getting people to stop gaming It’s good to have dreams of a better world.
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May 15, 2023 20:14
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gaming rules
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May 15, 2023 20:17
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power to the players imo
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May 15, 2023 20:44
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those mf stole my systems for a paltry amount on buyback when I was a child. its time for revenge op. you have my permission
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May 15, 2023 20:48
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Read Settlers, OP
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May 15, 2023 20:53
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JamesKPolk posted:Read Settlers, OP
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May 15, 2023 21:11
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the myth of the white shoplifter
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May 15, 2023 21:18
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stealing from any store is fine
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May 15, 2023 23:38
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but more importantlyJamesKPolk posted:Read Settlers, OP
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May 15, 2023 23:38
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any time you don't steal from a store you're stealing from yourself
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May 15, 2023 23:50
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JamesKPolk posted:Read Settlers, OP There’s some good points in there and it is a book that everyone should read and have a conversation about—but also, I spend enough time in the world’s premiere Maoist country to have a land grant there, and  at the notion that Maoism is a solution for white supremacy or class divides.It’s probably just fine for solving the GameStop problem though.
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May 16, 2023 00:18
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Play The Settlers, op.
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May 16, 2023 00:23
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Dick Fontaine posted:There’s some good points in there and it is a book that everyone should read and have a conversation about—but also, I spend enough time in the world’s premiere Maoist country to have a land grant there, and its a good solution to white supremacy OP
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May 16, 2023 00:57
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they don't sell pc games so i don't care
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May 16, 2023 01:03
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they dont even sell rebuildable keyboards so why loving bother
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May 16, 2023 01:05
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500 good dogs posted:stealing from any store is fine
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May 16, 2023 01:31
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JamesKPolk posted:Read Settlers, OP
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May 16, 2023 01:32
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you can steal the new games. they don't care about those. then you can sell the games back to gamestop and gamestop can sell them used which is where the real money is made for them
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May 16, 2023 03:33
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I'm calling the cops Op.
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May 16, 2023 03:35
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you can pirate any game you want except nintendo
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May 16, 2023 04:34
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Ethics is made up so stealing is ok as long as you can avoid legal punishment
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May 16, 2023 04:38
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croup coughfield posted:stealing from exploitative sources is always fine imo This is short-sighted IMO. If people steal from GameStop and GameStop goes out of business, who will be left to stop the games?
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May 16, 2023 04:43
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AnimeIsTrash posted:its a good solution to white supremacy OP Yeah, I should have worded that differently. Maoism is a good solution for colonialism. It informs a majority of their power over their oppressors and equips them with the tools they need to express that power. White supremacy is often expressed through colonialism and the defeat of one is the defeat of the other. Maoism could theoretically expand from there to be a solution for white supremacy in its homelands—but, that would require the majority in at least one traditionally white supremacist state to all agree that 1.) Maoism is the way, and 2.) that eliminating white supremacy is a core mission. That’s extremely unlikely to occur. Not because capitalism and white supremacy has won forever in the west or whatever but because many other forms of revolution with very different priorities are much more likely to happen first. Now, to get this thread back on topic: there’s plenty of shoplifters out there; only like a GameStop or two per town or so; and, the shoplifters have clearly proven their ability to organize and take direct action for their own benefit. I don’t think it’d be too hard to convince them of the Tao of Mao. Is that ethical? Yes, of course. More books please.
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May 16, 2023 05:12
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chairman mao never played a video game but if he had then things would have been different
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May 16, 2023 05:15
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Video games turned Osama bin Laden into a terrorist.
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May 16, 2023 11:48
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Weka posted:Video games turned Osama bin Laden into a terrorist. as far as we know once he had video games he didnt do any more terrorisms they're counter-revolutionary after all
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