Youtube-dl no longer in github. Github didn't try to fight this either, moral police and all... If you have software that you like, archive it now!!!

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[–][deleted] 9 insightful - 3 fun9 insightful - 2 fun10 insightful - 3 fun -  (4 children)

When VCRs are outlawed, only outlaws will have VCRs

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I honestly wouldn't be surprised if they wanted to ban VCRs at this point. They want to rewrite history, so any evidence of the past is dangerous to their agenda.

[–]Intuit 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

And video tapes can't be automatically and comprehensively revised as files on computers can be.

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Yep. That's one of my greatest fears, that all of our information will inevitably be stored in such an easily modifiable format.

What happens when there are no books? What happens when the only source of information is Big Tech Company™? What happens when this company can rewrite the past, change the meaning of words, and dictate the distinction between reality and fiction?

[–]Intuit 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Taking the way that our tools are an extension of ourselves, books and the Internet are an extension of our memories. If they are controlled, it's modifying people's memories. These are an essential foundation for meaningful action in the world. Chilling.