Reposted by bjrnr
Taxes are the cost of a functioning, interconnected society and we need more politicians to defend that instead of cowering in the face of antisocial propaganda. You're welcome to go live in the woods if you don't want to participate. But if you want only the benefits and not the costs you're a baby
![Tumblr post sharing a translated Finnish news headline:
"Finns are disappointed in streaming services and have started pirating again - "This is not how society works", scolds copyright collective.
"Well fucking boohoo", says an expert.
-# #this post is so good to me i needed to translate it for my non finn friends"
[Screenshot of a Finnish news article under "Vapaa-aika" featuring an image of a person pointing a remote at a screen displaying a pirate skull and crossbones with the text "LATAA...":
Headline: "Suomalaiset pettyivät suoratoistopalveluihin ja alkoivat taas piratoida – tekijänoikeusjärjestö toruu: "Ei yhteiskunta toimi niin""
Subheader quote: ""No vittu yhyy," kommentoi asiantuntija"]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4djfp3b27soxcfkxhirydi6d/bafkreidddgqxxr5bjv2zhmsrmrchmsnsgiup7vgx6pe4io5ni3vksdi3wy)
