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Once a pirate, always a pirate (discuss.tchncs.de)
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[–] 45 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The hunt is part of the fun. Like how people will opt to build a PC or a keyboard over a pre-built or pull out vinyl over digital. The steps taken to retrieve and enjoy the media is sometimes a relaxing process.

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  • [–] 64 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Yeah, no.

    The hunt is only fun if you've got time to spare.

    Throw in a spouse, kids, good but demanding job, a place to live, social obligations, detoriating (geriatric) parents, and you're so happy you can just mash one single button and your favourite track, game or series starts to play.

    That's the reason why people stop pirating. Time.

    When time is not (yet) your most precious resource you can see the fun in anything. Even virus scanning.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago

    and you’re so happy you can just mash one single button and your favourite track, game or series starts to play.

    yes, that's why I pay for some things and pirate others, because for me pirating is often significantly easier and less time consuming than paying

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Don't have kids then. Much more free time.

    I don't understand

    1. Making the deliberate choice of having kids
    2. Complaining about missing out on other things because of said kids
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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    Also, complaining about not having time but wasting their time talking to strangers online. I could understand the perspective from someone who doesn't pirate, but to a pirate it is pretty hilarious seeing them making it out as this incredibly difficult time consuming thing like infomercials do.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    [something] is sometimes a relaxing process

    Yeah, no.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    What are you pirating that makes it so hard? I don't bother with software or programs so it's just pretty much looking at what's newly released and torrenting it.

    Why even pirate if it's that much of a pain? Pretty much same logic to me a someone who complains about how confusing pc gaming is. I'd point to the consoles.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Really? I could understand that point from someone not in the piracy community, but doesn't seem any more time consuming than posting on lemmy. Not really starved for time if someone is spending their time on social media.

    Mind you I don't pirate software or games, so maybe that's why. Pretty much hardest has been waiting for download to finish.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    There is stuff worth pirating, stuff which can't be found through other means or is way overpriced. Stuff like old movies or impossible to legally gather roms.

    For all others: "convenience is king."

    And you're smart to not pirate software. The. "no illegal software" rule has saved me many times.

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