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I'm going back to full time Piracy by Tblaze7 in piracy

[–]Yoshii 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

See, this is where I promote learning a bit of server usage and investing money. I managed to get a server rack for $80 and the rest of the hardware for $350. Now I just toss in drives when I can and use it as storage. Sure, it takes power, cooling, and money, but through such investments you will never really have to worry about ownership.

I'm going back to full time Piracy by Tblaze7 in piracy

[–]Yoshii 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

A-fucking-men. I've seen and read so much disturbing shit in the past year that I am legitimately astounded with what people are going with. Paying $12 to even $20 for an album and the band gets maybe $3 from it? Buying or activating movies on services that shut down and give you the finger in an email? Paying $100 for an OS that's buggy, broken, bloated, and full of spyware and trash? Paying $60 or more for games when the devs are concerned for their jobs, pushed to the limit, and even kicked just to maintain the illusion of stock growth and stability?

Nah fam, I'll just download what I want and find ways to send money directly to the people responsible for what I like. The growth of the tyrannical corporatocracy fueled by socialist fanaticism should not be supported in any capacity by those with logic or sanity. If you doubt me or want to call my bluff, I have irrefutable evidence as to what happens when embraced: Japan, China, and Russia.

Point is, hell yeah. If I like something or use something, then I will find a way to do my part and support the creators. Otherwise, all of this "robbery" talk is pure bullshit and is nothing more than guilt trip material used by companies and corporations.