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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | As indicated by the title, this comic is an allegory for a controversy over {{w|Instagram}}, a photo-sharing social network now owned by {{w|Facebook}}. In December 2012, Instagram changed their [http://instagram.com/about/legal/terms/ terms of use], allowing the network to sell user-uploaded images, without profit to the content generators. This infuriated many users, who closed their accounts or stopped uploading images. | + | As indicated by the title, this comic is an allegory for a recent controversy over {{w|Instagram}}, a photo-sharing social network now owned by {{w|Facebook}}. In December 2012, Instagram changed their [http://instagram.com/about/legal/terms/ terms of use], allowing the network to sell user-uploaded images, without profit to the content generators. This infuriated many users, who closed their accounts or stopped uploading images. |
− | + | The title text notes two flaws in the logic of disgruntled Instagram users. You cannot accuse Instagram of stealing because it was you who gave them the images in the first place, and it is irresponsible to assume that this will not happen if you give your photos to another social networking company. | |
− | + | {{w|Craigslist}} is a website where individuals can contact others interested in buying or selling goods. As a verb, it means to sell something on Craigslist. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Cueball | + | :[Cueball and a friend. Friend is at a computer.] |
:Cueball: I've been putting all my stuff in Chad's garage. | :Cueball: I've been putting all my stuff in Chad's garage. | ||
:Cueball: He has nice shelves. | :Cueball: He has nice shelves. | ||
:Cueball: And he lets me in to see it whenever I want. | :Cueball: And he lets me in to see it whenever I want. | ||
− | + | :But I got this note from him: | |
− | + | :Note: Dude | |
− | : | + | :Note: In like a month im gonna Craigslist all that shit you left in my garage |
− | :Dude | + | :Note: Just FYI |
− | :In like a month im gonna Craigslist all that shit you left in my garage | + | :Note: -Chad |
− | :Just FYI | ||
− | ::-Chad | ||
− | + | :Cueball: It's an ''outrage''! This is no way to run a storage business! | |
− | :Cueball: It's an ''outrage | + | :Friend: Are you paying him to look after your stuff? |
− | :Friend | ||
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:Cueball: No. | :Cueball: No. | ||
:Friend: Then what he runs isn't a storage business. | :Friend: Then what he runs isn't a storage business. | ||
− | :Cueball: Well, I'm ''this'' close to not giving him any more stuff | + | :Cueball: Well, I'm ''this'' close to not giving him any more stuff |
:Friend: That'll teach him. | :Friend: That'll teach him. | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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