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When did we reach a point piracy has better service than paying? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 day ago by ButteredBread@sh.itjust.works to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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At least for media, piracy websites have a more extensive catalogue (of course) but they also have better privacy which is crazy. And they also allow you to use ad blockers. Sites you pay for would still show ads sometimes and don't even allow VPNs.

At that point there is no point on paying for streaming and if you wanted to support the creators you could do it separetely with merch, other proyects they have or direct donations if any of those are aviable.

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[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago

That's a tough line to draw; it's different for everyone.

In the US, it used to go:

  • Parents buy kids stuff
  • Kids start buying their own, but can't afford what they want to they bootleg
  • Kids get decent-paying jobs that make the time needed to bootleg a bad equation.
  • Kids become parents

But the coming and going of cheap music, streaming music, cheap video, and expensive video has wrecked the market.

I stopped pirating when purchasing music became cheap (apple music)

I started again when catalogs weren't what I wanted. And supported artists directly.

I stopped video piracy when Netflix was cheap and good and started again when they sucked.

If you can bring me long-form entertainment that I enjoy and own for less than a meal out, I'll buy it.

If you can bring me short-form entertainment that I can re-partake hundreds of times for less than a snack, I'll buy it.

If I can't buy it, or it encroaches on my other comforts, that's where the line is for me