I get insulted because I buy my music...wait, what?

[icame]

I've gotten insulted by a number of people for the past few days because I told someone I buy all my music...does that make any sense at all? Sorry that I support those that work their asses of to make it so you have the music you like to listen to.

For discussion value, have you ever been insulted for something utterly retarded?

 

[Marter]

I got insulted for not liking Napoleon Dynamite.

Yeah...

 

[Booze Zombie]

I do believe my friend insulted me for drinking sherry.

"I mean, just the fucking name... fucking ugh."

I R CONFUSED!

 

[Sassafrass]

Finding the Twilight films likeable in a "Eh, nothing else on." kinda way.
...Probably gonna happen again now I mentioned it but eh, whatever.

Oh, and liking J-Pop. Can't forget that.

 

[Sovvolf]

You pay for music, pfft why bother when you can just steal it. See what I do is... I sneak through backyards and climb close to windows and hope they are watching MTVmusic and then I listen in. Screw downloading it or buying it... Steal it the ninja way... YEAH!!.*

Okay all joking put to the side. Yeah that's a pretty poor reason to be insulted for. However I'd get used to it... More and more people are pirating music/films/games and they probably think your a complete and utter idiot for actually caring to go out and pay for something. Cheers to you mate for actually helping the industry.

As for being insulted for something utterly retarded... I can't really think of much, maybe the whole "You've got a girlfriend" thing when I was a kid but otherwise I can't think of anything.

*This is a joke and I strongly encourage paying for your music, movies and video games. Help the industry instead of being part of the problem.

 

[Alex Berry]

How do artist even make money anymore? That music you're stealing is somebody else's intellectual property.

 

[badgersprite]

I got insulted for not liking Napoleon Dynamite.

Yeah...

You too?

Also, I have had people sneer at me because I carry a student bag instead of a handbag, especially the fact that I don't own any kind of designer bag at all. Yes, so apparently I'm an idiot for not spending a thousand dollars on an inconvenient, fat, ugly looking bag with a bunch of G's stamped on it. Remind me why I always seem to have more money than you girls?

 

[Lyri]

I got insulted for not liking Napoleon Dynamite.

Yeah...

I feel sorry for you already, that film was atrocious. If people around you like it to that degree then I can only offer my sympathies for you at this time.
If it gets out of hand holla, I have a spare room where you can shelter.

OT: I can't really remember what the last thing I got insulted for was, possibly for not drinking.
It's just one of those things I've gotten over since I was 14 to be honest and I really pay no attention to people who think that they can insult you for nothing.

 

[A Raging Emo]

I've been insulted for being named "James".

I quite like the name James, and even if I didn't, it still wasn't my choice to be named that.

 

[shadyh8er]

I dared to give The Dark Knight a four out of five instead of a perfect five.

Can't wait to see how people react when I tell them that I think Cowboy Bebop is the Dark Knight of anime; I can understand why people love it, I just feel that the qualities are blown WAY out of proportion.

 

[Tipsy Giant]

Ok I have to word this carefully to avoid moderator wrath....

With movies and videogames the only experience is the product so piracy is technically removing the chance of income and therefor it can be argued that piracy is a moral wrong.
However where music differs is in the distribution and consumption. When purchasing an album the money goes to the record company who then keeps between 88 and 95 percent of the money, the remainder is used toward paying for the advance, recording, promotion, manufacturing, distribution etc, which means that the artist/band only start receiving royalties once they have sold quite a high volume usually in the Millions.

It then becomes arguable that if you were to download the bands entire back catalogue instead of purchasing and subsequently attend one concert, even if the ticket price is the same as one album, you would be contributing more to the artist than someone who had purchased every album as the artist receives 100 percent of the ticket (minus venue hire etc)

It is a very tricky subject to discuss on the escapist as they are quite keen to suspend for even mentioning piracy in a positive light, but let me leave you with this, if (and granted it is a large if) all artists started releasing their recorded works for free, would the artists be making the same amount of money they do now and would they still feel the need to make music for a specific demographic or would it liberate the artists from chasing sales to sustain their fan base?

 

[CyanideSandwich]

I have never downloaded music, not even from iTunes. I mean, if I'm going to give someone money, it sure as hell isn't going to be Apple. I, however, have been insulted for doing this as well and I don't fully understand why...

 

[GiantRaven]

I wonder how all the music pirates are going to feel if they drive all musicians out of their artistic medium due to the lack of funds.

A rather extreme idea perhaps but it bears thinking about.

 

[JLML]

I've been insulted for a LOT of stupid things, most often for not drinking alcohol.

After that there's an incredibly long list of insults from this one friend (none of them are actually meant as insults, so they don't count though) and some others, like being insulted by a former class mate for training Kendo... <.<

 

[Mr. Omega]

Some guys insulted me because I had a Wii and a PS3 instead of a PS3 and 360. I'm not going to post what my response was, because it'll likely start a flamewar.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

I once suggested that Portal was not actually the high point of all human artistic endeavor.

Oops.

 

[loc978]

I've been insulted for reading in my spare time.

 

[Fumbles]

How do artist even make money anymore? That music you're stealing is somebody else's intellectual property.

Wow sorry, what a really dumb thing to say.(No Offense)

Let us face facts boys and girls, every time you buy a CD, iTunes,etc that money goes straight to the recording label, where the artist gets maybe 2-5% royalties (this number can change based on how "big" the artist is, meaning Metallica,and other bigger names get more for royalties). Artists really make money from touring,shows,etc. So if you really want to support a band attend a concert, buy merchandise from the concert, because honestly that cd purchase is almost meaningless.

 

[GiantRaven]

How do artist even make money anymore? That music you're stealing is somebody else's intellectual property.

Wow sorry, what a really dumb thing to say.(No Offense)

Let us face facts boys and girls, every time you buy a CD, iTunes,etc that money goes straight to the recording label, where the artist gets maybe 2-5% royalties (this number can change based on how "big" the artist is, meaning Metallica,and other bigger names get more for royalties). Artists really make money from touring,shows,etc. So if you really want to support a band attend a concert, buy merchandise from the concert, because honestly that cd purchase is almost meaningless.

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