I don't pirate because I'm an adult who makes money and respects creators.
this post was submitted on 16 Sep 2023
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I used to pirate like crazy in my youth. Now since Steam and Netflix I don't pirate, recognizing that creators deserve to get paid and also by paying them that supports making more content.
It is noble and dare i say, even cool and funny to download (evilly).
I want? I pirate. It loses no value. If the price is right I'll support smaller guys when I can, but shit is only getting more expensive, so I support less these days.
Shits getting expensive and I'm not getting richer. I think I'd be stupid to not pirate.
Shit really is getting expensive.
I think pirates are cool but the download links they put to make you download viruses are not cool
Nowadays, not a whole lot. I have more money than I have media consumption time, no matter the type. There are still exceptions for situations where nobody wants my money, where I also feel that even calling it a form of "theft" is a bit rich simply because... what potential sale or income is being lost? Nobody wants to make money with it! I'd happily pay, it's just that there's no one there to receive the money!
Copying is not theft. Stealing a thing leaves one less left. Copying it makes one thing more; that’s what copying’s for. Copying is not theft. If I copy yours you have it too. One for me and one for you. That’s what copies can do. If I steal your bicycle you have to take the bus, but if I just copy it there’s one for each of us! Making more of a thing, that is what we call “copying”. Sharing ideas with everyone. That’s why copying is FUN!
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I pirate to try things, if I like it I pay for it. I have games on Steam with less than an hour played but most achievements unlocked because after finishing the game I purchased it.
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 think what you might be referring to is the Paradox of Choice -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paradox_of_Choice
I pirate everything that i cannot afford. Lately it's gotten to the point that i can afford everything but before i had Money i would pirate all games that looked interesting.
I just didnt wanna lose money that i barely had saved.
And no, my interest in the thing i stole never had any impact from the pricetag.
I liked the thing, thats why i wanted it.
And i do not understand people that try to make theft morally okay.
It is not okay to steal from Target the same way it is not okay to steal from EA.
If you can afford it just buy the things.
I made up exceptions to this rule to make myself feel less guilty. At the end of the day the reason was that i was poor and i couldnt accept that i couldnt get a thing.