Comment on Do you prefer to buy games on Steam or GOG?

• bassomitron@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  If you don’t understand why some folks pirate by this time, you never will. There are plenty of valid–and not-so-valid–reasons to pirate. If you actually care, just type the question into a search engine, there’s a plethora of well written articles on the subject.

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  • MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    99% of people who pirate don’t want to pay for their entertainment. They’ll come up with any excuse as to why they think it’s justified to make them feel better. “F corporations and their drm, this will teach them.”

    The other 1% is for when it’s not available by legitimate means or if by chance something they did pay for and was then taken away or something wasn’t working through legitimate ways, then I get it… but again, that’s for 1%.

    Another option is to not download at all.

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    • bassomitron@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Defending multi-billion dollar corporations in this day and age is absolutely bizarre.

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      • MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        You do realize there are thousands of people who try to earn a living making the content people consume. The majority are not billionaires, they are not millionaires. Many are trying to get by… the “common folk” you speak of.

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    • yuuunikki@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Eww… Bootlickers 🤢

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• yuuunikki@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Because free is good? What a stupid question lol

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  • FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    There’s no need for the insult. Just because there’s no lower age limit on the internet doesn’t mean we can’t all be adults.

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    • yuuunikki@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      As an adult, I’m saying that it is a stupid question

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      • FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Clearly you aren’t.

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• breadsmasher@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I havent paid to watch films or TV shows in decades. No subscriptions, no buying or “digital renting”. No massive amount of DVDs to keep around No risk of some company removing the licensing from the provider which subsequently means I cant watch it.

  Ill never stop sailing the pirate seas

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