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> I'll consider seeking out alternative means to get what I want or work around those restrictions. But consider the time-value you're expending in doing so, v

> I'll consider seeking out alternative means to get what I want or work around those restrictions. But consider the time-value you're expending in doing so, versus just not engaging. Invert the scenario: say that you sent Big Media Corp a bagful of poker chips in payment for watching something. Do you think they'd expend their time going down to the casino to cash them in? Of course not. So why waste your time playing around their rules? Just walk away.

DarkmSparks 6y ago
Exactly this. Doesn't need to be a political statement or be aimed at achieving some secondary agenda. It is enough to just not spend time and money on things that only stand in your way or violate your rights (the right to make a personal backup copy is still a right isnt it?). You do not have to break anyones rules to just _not_ engage with people who assume their paying customers are all criminals and violate the spirit of copyright law doing so.
autoexec 6y ago
> But consider the time-value you're expending in doing so, versus just not engaging. Most;y it's because I really do want the content. When you replace money with time/effort you still have to do the math to see if it's worth it to you. I think most of the time that math checks out, but there certainly have been times when it wasn't and I didn't bother. There are places where I usually do follow your philosophy of 'just walk away' for example: websites that don't display basic content without javascript or need you to disable ad-blockers. 9.8 times out of 10, I'll just click away because I really just don't care that much. Everyone has their own tolerances for putting up with broken things. Mine my just be higher than most in some areas but they are defiantly lower in others.