Wednesday Whatevers

Time for some more Wednesday gooey goodness.

1. What items should be free, not for sale?
Welp, I think that nothing should be free. Yeah, you heard me. Free goods are nonexistant anyway. People always put time and energy into their creation--so they need some sort of compensation. I say pay 'em. It's the least you can do. And if you can't do that easily, work it off with some of your time.

On a similar note, though, I would like to add that peer-to-peer sharing is grossly wrong unless we're talking about music. Frankly, I don't think most people making a living off of music deserve it. Technicians, maybe, but those could go the way of the dodo like welders passed on from the robotic arm. You see, now everyone can record perfectly on their personal computers. Now, everyone who is a good artist can express themselves and do it right. But they still shouldn't really get paid. I mean, it's just one small group. If you rip off a blockbuster movie, you're screwing hundreds of people out of their hard-earned cash. Same with consumer-level software. But a couple of tracks in mp3 or wma? Give me a break. Most people would never buy those songs at the store anyway. So who's bottom line is being impacted, then?

2. Why do we study history?
We study history because we, as a race, are incredibly stupid. We can't remember what happened two years ago, let alone fifty, two hundred, a millenia. Some of that stuff we learned is kinda important. Like, how to see the warning signs of war and genocide. How to negotiate and get what's best for both parties. How to avoid complete annihilation from invaders. History is a tool that keeps us on top of the horse. Forget it, and you're falling right off.

3. If humans didn't need sleep, would you still do it?
What kind of stupid-ass question is this? No! I'd never take a break. I'd laze around with the extra eight hours or so I'd get each night. I'd maximize that time to become really good at stuff. I might even fast-track my schooling, just so I wouldn't have to deal with this academic socialist BS any longer. Maybe take a part-time job from 12:00-6:00 coding or debugging or something. I don't know. But I wouldn't sleep. Sleep is a waste of time unless you want some revelation in your dream. Then, by all means. But normally, no.