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Do you pirate? And do you justify pirating? i.e., what is your piracy philosophy? (lemmy.ml)
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Well, my friend, he's kinda poor he can't afford some books and some streaming services, so he pirates. He pirate books, audiobook and videos and other stuff. Sometimes he buys books he likes a lot out of loyalty to the author (yeah, I don't understand it either), he likes to read physical books, but yeah, if he hates the author or just wants to skim through it, he will download the book.

He usually doesn't like to pirate from small companies or professors who are trying to make a living by selling books, but from millionaires & plenty of mega corps which already have loads of money, he feels like it's the right move to pirate

Also, have you ever noticed that you have felt that the value of a product has decreased just because you didn't pay for it, thus you are less interested to read it? i.e., had you paid for the book, you would have more likely read that book.

He says he will buy stuff when his time is more valuable than money, let's all hope that day is soon.

What are your piracy habits?

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[โ€“] lustrum 3 points 1 year ago

Same here. I just don't give a fuck. I do whatever is the least friction to me, a lot of times pirating is the best option.

  • Music, can't easily play it everywhere I want with spotify or youtube music? Pirate
  • Movies, scattered allover with different pricing models? Pirate
  • Film comes out and want to watch with friends? Go to the movie theatre.
  • TV on the BBC I can easily watch, just watch there (pay TV licence).
  • TV that comes to the UK later than the US? Pirate
  • Game is a good price on steam, buy.
  • Game is time locked to the premium edition buyers (Starfield), Pirate.
  • Obscure premium podcast, buy because it's not elsewhere and has an RSS feed. (Plus I don't mind supporting some creators)

Basically, I have plenty of spare cash and will pirate or buy depending on whatever works for me, not what works for them.