I'm happy to pay full price, and all profits to go to a charity dealing with depression.
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Apple Honors Robin Williams With iTunes Store Section Featuring More than 40 Movies, Comedy Routines [Updated]
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I'm happy to pay full price, and all profits to go to a charity dealing with depression.
I'm glad you figured it all out, it must be a great feeling to know that you are officially better than so many people. And while we're at doubting other people's subjective experiences: You never had anything close to depression, I can assure you.
No, he isn't saying BS. Suicide is easy for you perhaps but you essentially kill your family, how is that false?? I've considered suicide and was extremely close and my best friend was the one too stop me. He is right, it destroys everyone. Suicide should never be committed.
REALLY?!
You guys hating on Apple REALLY believe they control the prices 100% They can make a decision as a distrubutor but the film studios are the ones making the biggest cut.
It's good to know Apple is the MPAA and every production company.. because their NOT. The studios can decide whether or not to honor any discount etc.
Blame the movie studios. MPAA already deals with people who want movies for free. ;p
This thread thankfully has some users who have brains.
"CANT BELIEVE APPLE IS PROFITING FROM HIS DEATH! RAKING IN THE APPLE BUCKS!" <--- so so so stupid.
You guys hating on Apple REALLY believe they control the prices 100% They can make a decision as a distrubutor but the film studios are the ones making the biggest cut.
It's good to know Apple is the MPAA and every production company.. because their NOT. The studios can decide whether or not to honor any discount etc.
Blame the movie studios. MPAA already deals with people who want movies for free. ;p
This thread thankfully has some users who have brains.
"CANT BELIEVE APPLE IS PROFITING FROM HIS DEATH! RAKING IN THE APPLE BUCKS!" <--- so so so stupid.
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It's only been a day. It would be more insensitive to get in touch with the relevant companies immediately and say "As he's passed away, we're thinking of flogging his content at 20% off on iTunes... Let's work something out between us."
Depends on which circumstances, suicide for temporary stuff that can be fixed/helped should never be committed, but i have seen a lot of people around me loosing their battle with terminal deceases, if i get one, like late state cancer, i sure as hell would rather end my life quickly and painless instead of laying on a hospital bed for weeks in excruciating pain. (if my life with 100% accuracy could not be saved that is)
So what, you think suicide is wonderful and doesn't hurt anybody? Forgive me for actually valuing human life.
And for the record I know exactly, exactly the thoughts running through Robin William's head yesterday. Those are thoughts that need to be challenged as strongly as possible at every turn. Having had those thoughts and found my way through them, I'm not about to keep my mouth shut and condone self-murder by pretending it's in any way acceptable to follow through on them.
I put my work aside today and watched Good Will Hunting and Dead Poet Society in Honor of Robin Williams. What a great loss.
What Apple could have easily done is say that they are going to take 10% of every Sales/Rental from the RW list and donate it to Comic Relief. There's no question that his death has cause a HUGE surge in interest in RW media. To put it all in one place does nothing but simplify searching and help with sales. Is it cynical? Sure, but that's also the world we live in. "Never let a good crisis go to waste", right?
All they had to do was put a nice tribute on the front page in order to honor RW. I mean, how difficult is it to type in Robbin Williams and look through the results?
I find it absolutely disgusting that all you can think about when a man took his own life is how to bash Apple. The man just died today, I think it's a bit early to discount his works.
What Apple is doing is celebrating the life and the works of Robin Williams.
Apple should donate their entire cut, 30%, to suicide prevention, and should plaster that page with suicide hotlines and resources to prevent any more tragedies. They should try to get the studios to do the same. Anything short of that is either a money grab, or celebration of suicide.
Given that Robin Williams was a big fan of Apple products, it's not surprising Apple is doing something for people to remember his amazing acting genius.
Pity Williams didn't live long enough to see Apple's new flagship store at Union Square in San Francisco--he certainly would have been there opening day.
Pity Williams didn't live long enough to see Apple's new flagship store at Union Square in San Francisco--he certainly would have been there opening day.
Never said it was wonderful, but obviously you have never been or have never known anyone in that state. That is the only escape for people that deep in. Congratulate yourself all you want, but you have no understanding of what people who commit suicide are going through, and to say otherwise makes you look like a self-righteous fool.
I just assume the people who are saying suicide is okay are people who have either never thought through the consequences because they've never really confronted the issue firsthand, or are currently quite unwell (and hopefully will get some help). Those of us who have come close, and either saved ourselves or were saved by others, and have recovered, deeply regret those thoughts and understand the impact it would have had on everyone around them. I don't imagine there are many people who have had loved ones kill themselves are terribly sympathetic with Robin Williams, either.
You should just hope that _you_ never have the bad luck of suffering from an illness called depression and to not survive it.
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Anyone with actual depression to the state of suicide doesn't think like this. You might have had a bad day or just broken up with someone, but when you go through years and years of depression to a level that you actually decide to go through with it, it's the only way out for you as you see it.
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I just assume people like you are those who think depression is when you have a bad day at work or just got dumped. You have absolutely no comprehension of what depression actually is in this state and to say otherwise is thoughtless, careless and selfish. You should be absolutely ashamed of yourself. For the record, I have had a loved one kill themself over depresseion and I sympathize with Robin Williams immensely. Speak for yourself you selfish person. How dare you. How DARE you.
I don't regret surviving it. That's kind of the point.
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Then your depression was different than someone who commits suicide. For you to speak as if you are the expert in the matter is shameful and disrespectful to those of us who have lost someone to depression. Shame.
I don't personally have a problem with the RW list going up.
However as a matter of marketing and PR, I would imagine Apple's PR people would have seen as inevitable a backlash by some percentage of people, and might have deemed it wise in the long term to pledge Apple's share of the profits to whatever charity might be deemed appropriate while the list is up.
However as a matter of marketing and PR, I would imagine Apple's PR people would have seen as inevitable a backlash by some percentage of people, and might have deemed it wise in the long term to pledge Apple's share of the profits to whatever charity might be deemed appropriate while the list is up.
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So basically you're saying you don't have any clue what you're talking about, but you want to believe your friend's death had some purpose so you can feel better about it. You have my sympathies for the pain they caused you, but I will never feel ashamed of valuing human life or trying to help others going through something similar to what I went through several times.
And no, I don't equate depression with a bad day at work, I equate it with the repeated depressive episodes I've experienced over the last twenty plus years, lasting anywhere from several weeks long to many months, and the three times I made very detailed and specific plans to end my life during the darkest points in three of those episodes, and the one time when I did actually self-harm in another one of those episodes.
I understand that during those periods a person is not thinking rationally, but if anything I've said in this topic is remembered by anyone at some point in their lives and they decide to live as a result, I don't really care what you think about me or my experiences. On the other hand I find your position on suicide morally reprehensible and incredibly dangerous. Please keep your pro-suicide views away from anyone who might be vulnerable.
Fixed that for you. This conversation is over. You are disgusting, have twisted what I've said to fit your agenda and don't know what you're talking about.
Yup. The MBAs at Apple are like "Robin Williams is trending, we can cash in on this!"
