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"The top of thieves’ mental loot list features expensive electronics like Playstations, GPS systems, and DVD players." Playstations maybe, but DVD players?
by 0898 11y ago
"The top of thieves’ mental loot list features expensive electronics like Playstations, GPS systems, and DVD players."
Playstations maybe, but DVD players?
- robotanna 11y agowhy not? they're cheap entertainment
- deleted 11y ago[deleted]
- alloyed 11y agoOne way to think of it is that torrenting movies requires an (expensive) internet connection, where all you need for a DVD player is electricity and some DVDs someone else ripped.
- icebraining 11y agoI think the weirdness is calling them "expensive"; nowadays you can buy a new one for $25 or so.
- takno 11y agoThe article is a write-up of an 8 year-old paper based on research from 10 years ago and extensively quoting papers from 20 years ago, so current definitions of expensive don't really apply