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This Just In: Corporations Succeed In Ripping People Off Because People Are Fucking Lazy and Piracy Is "Too Hard."
As someone who pays for streaming and cable like a good boy and also pirates things that cannot be purchased, I assure you that using legit services is so much bigger a headache.
I'm buying up physical media of everything I want to keep while I still can.
There is a third option of not consuming this content.
That is such weird framing.
Piracy is easy af tho. Easier than signing up for shit.
The vast majority of people have never heard the word "bittorrent". People hate learning, so they whip out the credit card to watch mid netflix shows.
Not so sure about that. I'm actually surprised at the number of people that I would never have imagine, that have started to pirate. Maybe it's just anecdotal, but I have a feeling that we are going to start to see updated versions of " YOU WOULDN'T STEAL..." PSA ads for the cloud era.
Also, sometimes some people just decide that the content provided is worth the price charged.
How is asking people to pay for the service you're providing "ripping them off"? Netflix is like 10 euros a month. You can't literally buy even one DVD with that.
I haven't ever used Netflix, nor any other streaming service except for Spotify, but I find it absolutely incredible how people are complaining for not getting this all for free. Why would anyone create new tv-shows and movies if it's not going to make them any money? It's crazy the mental gymnastics online pirates do to justify their behaviour. I've always used adblocker and have pirated my fair share of content but I'm not kidding myself about it being anything other than stealing. I'm taking a product and not paying for it. We're just as greedy as the people we critizise.
This is a dishonest argument. People were glad to pay for netflix when it was 2015. Guess what? It's 2024 now and there's competition in town and you better compete or be called a rip-off.
Spotify is good unlike netflix.
The problem is not making "any" money.. the problem is the greed of executives and shareholders who demand exponential growth.
If the economy is good and people on this god forsaken planet can afford stuff without signing away their souls then you have a point.
You're a fool if you think businesses haven't stolen anything.
Speak for yourself. You will change your mind when you sit next to a VP when he talks about letting go of employees like cattle just because his numbers don't look good over the next quarter for a company that he is bailing out off in the next 6 months, collecting his multimillion dollar compensation.
Wanting to pirate Barbie is NOTHING compared to the levels of psychopathy of an exec in a company.
Shame on you for comparing us with psychopaths.
You either replied to the dumbest bootlicker ever or a bot.
This is just whataboutism. Two wrongs don't make it right. The only reason stuff like streaming services, movies and tv series still exists is because there are people paying for them. Piracy is just freeriding. We let others do the dirty work and then demand our share that we don't deserve. These things are not binary. It's not either - or. It's still wrong to steal from your neighbour even if they're an asshole.
If you don't like Netflix then stop using it and subscribe to their competitor. If you want it both ways then atleast be honest about it.
Also, no one is demanding exponential growth. Do you even know what that means?
Why are you using facts with people this entitled and delusional? You think it will help?
It won't . . .