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[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

whilst true, you didnt have to post this so proudly

stealing apples from your local farmer is a crime everyone probably commits at some point, but you don't and shouldn't brag about it

[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 44 points 3 weeks ago

whilst true, you didnt have to post this so proudly

Oh my god can you can it with the liberal tears, the gnashing and wailing over something that isn't even fucking theft?

Stealing apples deprives a farmer of an actual physical good, data is infinitely replicable at essentially no cost. The devs already got paid, what, you think the people actually programming this shit haven't gotten a paycheck the entire time? That isn't how this works unless it's a solo dev doing all this shit by themselves, which I promise you they're not after a massively successful first game

[–] ClathrateG@hexbear.net 38 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

FYI some studies have shown piracy raises revenue for the 'official version' by exposing it to more people that would have without it, some of whom go on to purchase or spread via word of mouth etc to others that will

[–] take_five_moments@hexbear.net 15 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)
[–] john_brown@hexbear.net 31 points 3 weeks ago

Apples aren't copied, if you steal an apple from someone you are depriving them of an apple. Copies of games don't deprive anybody of anything other than money.

[–] take_five_moments@hexbear.net 29 points 3 weeks ago

idk i steal apples all the time

[–] QuillcrestFalconer@hexbear.net 26 points 3 weeks ago

My grandma has a house in a rural zone and I would pass through an apple orchard and just pick up some apples that were on the ground. They would be left to rot otherwise

[–] I_Voxgaard@hexbear.net 26 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

the game is still there for people who want it.

and with the amount of food waste in modern economies this really isn't the analogy you want it to be

[–] vovchik_ilich@hexbear.net 24 points 3 weeks ago

Smol bean farmer = multi-million dollar studio?