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You redefined a word with an accepted meaning (theft) to mean something different than the generally accepted definition - e.g. what you would see in the dictionary.

That in itself is ok, but you need a compelling argument as to why the two ideas of theft are equivalent or at least similar. And you haven't provided any argument let alone a compelling one.

The point of an internet forum is to debate ideas on their merits (in the best case). Asserting something not generally accepted, without argument, tends to annoy people because you're not even attempting to convince people of your idea's merits, which is the entire point of the game.

Its not that you're wrong, its that you didn't try to convince people you are right.



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