What's up with people on the piracy subreddit always talking about how they pay for stuff. your on a piracy community and they talk about purchasing digital goods? I don't get it. New piracy gen ? : piracy


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[–] gwi1785@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

when amazon books could be de-drmed and "my" torrent site showed an interest/appreciation for uploaders i often uploaded ebouks i had bought.

well, both is no longer the case but if it were i still would.

i also occassionally buy music, books and even movies i very much like.

also i adhore being dependant on the whims of a company, being it amazon, netflix or spotify. i want a physical or at least selfowned copy of what i paid for and not only the licence to consume.

[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

When you purchase digital goods you're downloading capitalism. geordi-no

[–] Jaeger86@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I like having physical and digital media, and usually digital media is locked to a site that and a lot of my blu rays to burn them would take more effort than I realized so I like to obtain both

[–] TheMadnessKing@lemdro.id 2 points 2 years ago

There are times when I just but the app/service to support the devs (mostly small devs). Eg for Apps I have bought: Nova Launcher (long back and don't use), PowerAmp, MiXplorer Silver & Pano Scrobbler.

Could I get them for free? Definitely yes. Did I ever used Pirated version of them? Yes, of course.

[–] Commiejones@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

Its the feds! They are in here trying to guilt us because they know no other way to make us stop. May the redcoats end up in Davey Jones Locker!

[+] TheObserver@lemmy.dbzer0.com -9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (7 children)

Ye it's wild. They also say they only pirate X or Y or do it because of Z. Like are you a pirate or not bro? You're either in or not. I pirate everything I possibly can. That goes for small indie companies up to the AAA guys, small film companies to box office. ALL OF IT. I always got downvoted for saying it too on a PIRACY sub! Shits wild.

Edit: Even on lemmy my point gets proven 🤣

[–] flora_explora@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

That depends totally on the reason you pirate stuff. What are your motivations behind pirating? There are probably a ton of different reasons people do it. I often see people bragging about it so I guess fragile masculinity is a main factor in pirating as well. Or like another commenter said, it could be to experience freedom.

To me, it seems like a political act to pirate stuff from large corporations but pay money for indie media and small creators. Just like I would shoplift in large supermarket chains while I would never shoplift in a small family-run store.

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