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29 March
Can You Protest Against Job Cuts While Downloading Illegally?
Over 400,000 Protest Against Job Cuts In London But Will
Students Change Their Ways?
by
SoftwareGuru
It is part of human nature to want to have our cake and eat it.
As a society we are now having to face up to the repercussions
of what happens when Western countries don't manufacture goods
anymore while the population continues to rise and the middle
classes develop a sense of entitlement.
Growth is slowing down and unemployment is rising. That's bad
news for graduates!
Fast internet access has changed consumer behaviour and if
people can avoid paying for something because of illegal
downloads, that's usually what happens.
Whether you're a student or a parent, if we don't take
responsibility soon for our own actions by voting with our
wallet, we will have lost the moral right to complain when the
Government has to step in and balance the books or impose
draconian measures.
Students were right to protest against University fees but the
criminal damage that happened in London at the weekend following
the protest against public service cuts only shows how some
students can undermine the real issues at stake.
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Inside Job
On the one hand there is an issue of hypocrisy if we download
illegally and put well known entertainment chains like
Blockbuster out of business while complaining about job cuts and
slow economic growth.
However, this should not detract from the fact that the
worldwide economic recession that originated in the U.S. came
about as a result of greed.
When we allow government to make laws that mostly benefit the
already well-off, democracy fails.
The Oscar-winning documentary "Inside Job" reveals how
the financial industry gambled with other people's money with
severe consequences and the average tax-payer has ended up
paying to clean up the mess.
Students must ask whether their government exists to serve the
people who elected them or the people who financed their success
in achieving power.
In everything that we do, we must lead by example.
If we don't respect the people who create content available
online, we are really saying we don't respect things like job
creation and innovation.
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The Way Forward
UK companies are working
hard to provide students and families with value.
Value is what persuades someone to become a customer and vote
with their wallet.
Our
Facebook page has a comments wall full of people saying how
fantastic they think Office 2010 is for less than £40.
The days of paying over the odds for anything that can be
rendered in digital format are over.
The music industry ignored all the warning signs that this was
the case until it was too late.
Perhaps the next generation of Xbox will largely access new
games online and new jobs and services will be created around
this.
If we don't make things in the West, the service industry
suddenly takes on even greater importance.
As a student, it's crucial you look at where your industry is
going and figure out what it could look like in 10 years.
And if you are going to protest and be passionate about your
cause, don't be a hypocrite.
Your actions every day have much more impact than a
slow march around the country's capital.
If it's value you're after,
Office 2010 for students with OfficeLive.com free web apps
is a brilliant combination.
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Can You Protest Against Job Cuts While Downloading Illegally?