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It's one of those weird things where if everyone chose the superior experience it would cease to exist.
by SketchySeaBeast 4y ago
It's one of those weird things where if everyone chose the superior experience it would cease to exist.
- CommieBobDole 4y agoThat hasn't always been the case, though - for many years, I put away my parrot and eyepatch and rented or bought content because it offered the best experience, even though it cost a little money. Only recently has piracy again become the least unpleasant way to consume content, and it's not because piracy has become any easier.
- scarecrowbob 4y agoOnly for certain modes of that experience: there is already far more content than I will ever be able to consume in 50 lifetimes. My distaste for a lot of contemporary cultural products aside (I'm okay if they never make another episode of Cheers or MASH, but I can see how that would happen if the creators weren't being paid for that), it feels likely to me that if commercial media ceased production I still wouldn't run out of stuff to watch even if I lived longer than I expect.
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- parkingrift 4y agoI am perfectly fine with that outcome as it would mean a reset on how IP is delivered and owned. When there are convenient options which respect users, piracy goes down. It’s as simple as that.