▲ 1283 ▼ Once a pirate, always a pirate (discuss.tchncs.de) submitted 2 years ago by dramaticcat@discuss.tchncs.de to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 233 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] mriormro@lemmy.world 275 points 2 years ago (4 children) I've been pirating since I was a child. That being said, I don't think it's particularly healthy to pin 'media pirating' as a personality trait. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] DrQuint@lemm.ee 28 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, I basically stopped pirating entirely despite doing it relentlessly early in life. I still owe Capcom a thousand bucks if I am to pay that one alone back. The basically part is that I still pirate what little music I need. Fuck the music industry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SlikPikker@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 years ago (1 child) My exception is smaller bands with bamdcamp. Buying from there supports the artists well! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mriormro@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago I basically do the same. I buy a majority of albums as records from my favorite bands or just bands I want to support. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ColonelSanders@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago Yup. Pirating is about filling a need where companies sorely lack in providing services. When a company provides a shitty service or offers no viable alternative to obtaining something I would gladly pay for, pirating bridges that gap. permalink fedilink source parent [–] spookedbyroaches@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Do you know what community this is? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fiah@discuss.tchncs.de 79 points 2 years ago* (1 child) participating in a community ≠ making it a lifestyle permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spookedbyroaches@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think a lot of people in this community consider it a lifestyle to pirate media. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 25 points 2 years ago I think most just don't give a fuck. Definitely not enough fucks to make it a lifestyle. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mriormro@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, why? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] phorq@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Why not? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mriormro@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (1 child) Because, at the end of the day, we're basically just downloading commodity entertainment. There's nothing directly substantive about that and that's fine. Not everything we do needs to become a direct part of our identity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago Oh. Omg you're so right lol. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DrQuint@lemm.ee 28 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, I basically stopped pirating entirely despite doing it relentlessly early in life. I still owe Capcom a thousand bucks if I am to pay that one alone back. The basically part is that I still pirate what little music I need. Fuck the music industry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SlikPikker@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 years ago (1 child) My exception is smaller bands with bamdcamp. Buying from there supports the artists well! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mriormro@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago I basically do the same. I buy a majority of albums as records from my favorite bands or just bands I want to support. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SlikPikker@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 years ago (1 child) My exception is smaller bands with bamdcamp. Buying from there supports the artists well! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mriormro@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago I basically do the same. I buy a majority of albums as records from my favorite bands or just bands I want to support. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mriormro@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago I basically do the same. I buy a majority of albums as records from my favorite bands or just bands I want to support. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ColonelSanders@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago Yup. Pirating is about filling a need where companies sorely lack in providing services. When a company provides a shitty service or offers no viable alternative to obtaining something I would gladly pay for, pirating bridges that gap. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spookedbyroaches@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Do you know what community this is? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fiah@discuss.tchncs.de 79 points 2 years ago* (1 child) participating in a community ≠ making it a lifestyle permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spookedbyroaches@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think a lot of people in this community consider it a lifestyle to pirate media. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 25 points 2 years ago I think most just don't give a fuck. Definitely not enough fucks to make it a lifestyle. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mriormro@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, why? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] phorq@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fiah@discuss.tchncs.de 79 points 2 years ago* (1 child) participating in a community ≠ making it a lifestyle permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spookedbyroaches@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think a lot of people in this community consider it a lifestyle to pirate media. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 25 points 2 years ago I think most just don't give a fuck. Definitely not enough fucks to make it a lifestyle. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spookedbyroaches@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think a lot of people in this community consider it a lifestyle to pirate media. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 25 points 2 years ago I think most just don't give a fuck. Definitely not enough fucks to make it a lifestyle. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 25 points 2 years ago I think most just don't give a fuck. Definitely not enough fucks to make it a lifestyle. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mriormro@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, why? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] phorq@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Why not? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mriormro@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (1 child) Because, at the end of the day, we're basically just downloading commodity entertainment. There's nothing directly substantive about that and that's fine. Not everything we do needs to become a direct part of our identity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago Oh. Omg you're so right lol. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mriormro@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (1 child) Because, at the end of the day, we're basically just downloading commodity entertainment. There's nothing directly substantive about that and that's fine. Not everything we do needs to become a direct part of our identity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago Oh. Omg you're so right lol. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago Oh. Omg you're so right lol. permalink fedilink source parent