You can resolve the paradox by thinking about them as sets, rather than single instances.
GRAND THEFT AUTO ⊂ STEALING
SHOPLIFTING ⊂ STEALING
since not all cases of stealing are cases of grand theft auto or shoplifting. (It is possible to have a case of GRAND THEFT AUTO && SHOPLIFTING, at least if the dealership has a large enough window.)
Of course, I doubt the Globe and Mail is concerned at all with the proper rigor of set theory, or indeed any form of logic whatsoever.
The issue there is that physical media, be it vinyl or plastic, has a much higher marginal cost than digital files, inasmuch as it actually has one. Having physical media increased the cost of their products, yeah, but not necessarily their profits.
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Re: Tautologies
You can resolve the paradox by thinking about them as sets, rather than single instances.
GRAND THEFT AUTO ⊂ STEALING
SHOPLIFTING ⊂ STEALING
since not all cases of stealing are cases of grand theft auto or shoplifting. (It is possible to have a case of GRAND THEFT AUTO && SHOPLIFTING, at least if the dealership has a large enough window.)
Of course, I doubt the Globe and Mail is concerned at all with the proper rigor of set theory, or indeed any form of logic whatsoever.
These are troubling findings.
Re: Albums vs. Singles
The issue there is that physical media, be it vinyl or plastic, has a much higher marginal cost than digital files, inasmuch as it actually has one. Having physical media increased the cost of their products, yeah, but not necessarily their profits.