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Principally it exists for major corporations to abuse and exploit.
For Example: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/07/photographer-sues-getty-images-for-selling-photos-she-donated-to-public/
That she should win is obvious and intuitive. A billion dollars? My mind says no, my heart says "Set an Example for the Copyright Trolls!".
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Vice solicits a group of strangers to take part in the "36 Questions to Encourage Interpersonal Closeness". No, obviously it's not a magic bullet, chances will be greatly improved if you actually like the person you're asking the questions of (and presumably if you're asking them the questions chances are you're interested, so it's a failed experiment in that sense, it's value with random strangers is a bit too much of a scattershot approach), but it's an entertaining 10 minutes nonetheless.
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A more intelligent approach to righting societies wrongs:
Link: https://medium.com/mit-media-lab/rewarding-disobedience-ae194d9f0785#.m1s0lh325
Things like this give me hope...
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I'm a liberal. You know, you know, you found me out, I'm outing myself....
Not politically, not necessarily, it depends really, and too often it's just the lesser of two evils. But generally, in that I welcome and accept contradictory philosophies and viewpoints upon the world. Diversity, to a point, is the key and joy to existence. While I might not think or believe or act the same as you I want a society where we can each be ourselves, within the limits of freedom. You broaden my world.
But Conservatives, well, their view is different. They welcome anyone who shares their worldview (even if their worldview excludes them, and I'm amazed by how many black/Indian/Pakistani Conservatives there are...clearly they don't understand). But those who don't are to be excluded, suspected, condemned (and, in Alberta, Liberal is as much an epitaph as it is a description...). Conservatives, by their nature, welcome a world that conforms to their expectations, behave as they wish, and silences/persuades/intimidates all opposition into thinking the same. People of color (different color, than them), of faith (different, than them), are generally not welcome. The phrase "Progressive Conservative" is as much an oxymoron as "Military Intelligence" or "Microsoft Works".
Religion, by it's very nature, is Conservative. It's the unquestioned accepting of inherited belief and cultural determinations. The more conservative the religion, the more it seeks to proselytize others. Organized Religion - in Canada, institutionalized, has been diminishing. We are entering the age of reason. And as we enter this, our Liberal acceptance of others, of those of different, often religious or dogmatic cultural beliefs from countries at war about those self-same beliefs, we open ourselves to possible extinction.
...Always, we doom ourselves, our acceptance of others is the end of us ...
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There's something about corporations that sell you an "Ethos" or "Values" that kinda gives you a feel good feeling. Like buying free range eggs, you'll pay a little more to know that the animal was treated properly. Or knowing that the company shares the same love for the environment that you do. Or finding out that their commitment ends with putting out recycling bins and then throwing everything out with the trash...
Link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marketplace-tim-hortons-starbucks-coffee-cups-recycling-1.3278648
Now, given the presence of recycling containers I think a strong case could be made that as the "Feel Good" aspect of their marketing is fraudulent and constitutes false or misleading advertising.