this post was submitted on 01 Jan 2026
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Pirate because it's a genuinely better experience than DRM and ad riddled platforms

[–] Saymaz@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I pay for MeansTV subscription and pirate anything that's on Netflix, Amazon, or HBO.

[–] pineapple@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hey meanstv seams pretty cool. Basically a socialist oriented streaming service owned by it's workers?

[–] Saymaz@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 week ago

Yup. Atleast I know that the money I pay goes to the Creators.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] pineapple@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Piracy is not theft. It's piracy.

[–] E_coli42@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

if buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing🗿

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

Don't ruin this for me

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I pirate to see if I'll like the product. When I do, I try to donate the cost of the product directly to the game producer/artist/writer.

Big game corpos must be punished for not giving out demos anymore. I don't wanna overpay for your mediocre-ass trend-chaser game to test it.

I pirate to avoid paying. I don't feel the need to paint myself as morally superior for doing so