Oliver Bateman Does the WorkVerified account

"I don't share my Netflix login anymore" is a fascinating signifier of Millennial maturity. I couldn't care less about one's choices in this regard, but deciding to privilege a personal payment to a big corporation over the needs of possibly poorer acquaintances is interesting.

Two times I've heard this & reason is sharer got burned - someone changed password & email on them or sharer used same password elsewhere. Shifts generational excoriation narrative to those who undermine collective effort with self interested exploitation.

Yes indeed, loads of self interested behavior throughout human history but the shift to living brands surely can't be helping matters

I've been ripped off a variety of times when it came to sharing stuff, but I won't stop. I remember an old oddball econ prof saying one instance of social security/disability fraud was enough to shut that program down

Harder to stay collectively minded when it's just you, personally, but so be it. They can have my coat and the cloak too if need be

I loathe tragedy of the commons myth & taught by Black Lung Association's anti-TB efforts that whether someone changes their "bad" behavior is irrelevant to collective good. But for me this example is more betraying comrades, undermining a practice with boss behavior.

However: my personal bias is colored by how, in my own experience, those who have taken advantage where at or above my status level. I lend on the presumption of no return and theft & grifting is a symptom of capitalism and any practice in opposition should accept the risk.