Dutch, living on Bonaire, Caribisch Nederland since 2007. Previously occupied in IT, now (retired, but still freelancing) dive instructor and supervisor for the local hyperbaric chamber.
There was outrage and a criminalisation push when students in poor countries were photocopying books. But now, when big, fat AI companies use every piece of knowledge generated by others to profit and create power silos, the narrative and reaction are so soft.
Interesting observation on the CNN website today: The top 10 happiest countries in the world have what US Republicans would call ‘extremist socialist’ systems.