Thursday, April 23, 2026

Why petty theft might be the new political protest.

When does shoplifting become an act of political protest? The Opinion culture editor Nadja Spiegelman is calling this microlooting, and it describes the phenomenon of people stealing small things from big corporations like Whole Foods. The New Yorker writer Jia Tolentino and the political commentator Hasan Piker join Spiegelman for a lively discussion on what's behind this trend and where it might lead.

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With propaganda like this US societal collapse is inevitable...

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Stealing from dead rock stars is never cool. Bruh.

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-04-23 03:04 PM

Or classical composers.

Amongst others, Hollywood musical genius John Williams lifted from this masterpiece for a famous 1977 cinematic space melodrama: The last romantic era composition

John Williams once acknowledged that he "borrowed" from 19th-century composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk.

He may have admitted to other "lifts," but I don't know for sure.

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-23 04:27 PM

Stealing from dead rock stars is never cool. Bruh.

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead

Talk to NYTs Chickie

#3 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-04-23 04:36 PM

Why petty theft might be the new political protest


#4 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-04-23 04:38 PM

When does ignoring IP law become an act of entrepreneurial Capitalism? The Opinion culture editor Nadja Spiegelman is calling training AI by downloading the Internet macrolooting.

Edited for Danforth.

#5 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-04-23 04:40 PM

" When does ignoring IP law become an act of entrepreneurial Capitalism?"

When the thief gets to define the terms.

#6 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-04-23 08:20 PM

Any time someone advocates for this I want to see some of THEIR shht get stolen and ask them how cool they think it is.

#7 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-04-24 11:47 PM

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