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Yes, and you don't support the people making the media either!

• ok123456 16d ago
  Culture is a sewer.
  • upboundspiral 16d ago
    But by torrenting you are participating and engaging with that culture... I get it, the big brands etc aren't very palatable. And some things get lost with no way to purchase because the companies don't care. But for things that are readily available I find it just as easy to buy if for a few bucks on ebay / local library sale / etc.
    • ok123456 16d ago
      > But by torrenting you are participating and engaging with that culture... I'm not participating in the part of the relationship that normalizes destroying general-purpose computing. They want us dead.
    • OroPla 9d ago
      As far as supporting creators (or rather rights holders) goes, whether you pirate, buy a used copy or use a library makes absolutely no difference.
      • upboundspiral 8d ago
        Very true. It's more of a personal choice based on my own values for myself: If I buy secondhand, I still provide value to someone (the used books store, etc). There is an "equivalent exchange".