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Everything wants me to pay rent (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 37 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I pirated everything before they decided to make everything rental only.

I assumed when I got older I'd be able to afford the software and they'd get there due.

But now they want everything to be rental and I'm not down for that.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago*

    This is me. I grew up "choose between bills and food" poor, and found alternate solutions to enjoy things. Figured that once I had the disposable income I'd stop. Sure, I did pay my way for a long time too. The thing that fucked me off the most was Netflix telling me that I couldn't share my account with a student friend of mine. I'm paying to be able to watch on 4 screens simultaneously, who the fuck is Netflix to dictate where those screens are located?

    I still pay for stuff, if I feel that the service, software, what have you, deserves my money. I've paid enough for Netflix through the years so anything there is just me collecting my due.

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  • [+] -8 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    So you are claiming the only reason that you are not paying for the software that you were previously pirating is that they switched to a paid subscription? Right

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Hmm, immediately call me out for being an assjole without asking if I own all the software that's not rental?

    Go troll somebody else, I don't have time for people like you.

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  • [–] -5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I didn’t call you an asshole lol I just find it hard to believe someone would not just continue to pirate the software they already pirate if that remained an option

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    When i was young and broke there were games that I've pirated. Played, and loved, and bought them redundantly to make up for it.

    I wouldn't have played the game if I didn't.

    I wish game demos were still popular.

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