It isn’t theft, it’s copyright infringement. Otherwise known as a bullshit crime that corporations invented to force the state to protect their bottom line. An individual infringing on a corporations copyright is, at worst, neutral. The artists working on these movies, games, albums, etc are either salaried, contracted, or having the majority of their profits siphoned off from their publisher. If you really care about supporting artists, throw independent artists a few bucks where you can and “steal” to your hearts content from the companies that already exploit their creative workforce.

Honestly, I wish pirating measurably hurt corporations bottom lines. They need to go down and that would be the easiest way to do it. But decades of rampant piracy have shown that piracy actually helps these companies in most instances, as people who have pirated a product and like it are more likely to purchase the product in the future compared to someone who simply hasn’t used the product in question.

Additionally, many smaller or independent creators either don’t give a shit about piracy or actively encourage those without the means to pay to pirate it anyway. People who are doing it for the love of their craft aren’t profit centered ghouls who only care about enriching themselves and create things to contribute to our shared culture and entertainment. Pull your head out of your ass

I would imagine any privacy measures cartels take are seen as overhead more than anything else

Do people with a Rolex pay subscriptions for their disgustingly expensive watches?

I’m farting around on a T480 for school and light retro gaming. Works great! Super easy to upgrade too

No that’s a dead loch. A deadlock is the bond of matrimony between two individuals

I use mint btw

I run mint btw

Seconded for mobilism. It’s pretty good

Brush your teeth

Don’t worry, I had a bit too much to drink last night so it’s covered

I’m a what???

mobilism is pretty good, they’re more for epubs but they have a solid amount of mp3, m4a and m4b audiobooks. Not sure which format apple books prefers but they’re worth a look

2 day old account, -1000 points

Obvious troll is obvious

They best way to stop not liking crack is to start liking it!

Watch the video then. It’s from an anarchist. He says essentially the same things as the article but doesn’t dance around the issue or it’s implications. As long as you’re aware of the biases of corporate media, you can still glean useful information from it.

You’re wrong.

You’re wrong in video format.

Shoplifting is up by a very, very inconsequential amount, stores aren’t closing from it

There’s cracked apks out there for Spotify if you’re completely against paying

I spent $30-40 a few times on some wired headphones. This was around 10 or so years ago so, what 50/55 in today money? Maybe more. They’d last me 8 months to a year instead of the 3 or 4 from the cheap ones but eventually the wire at the buds or the aux plug would wear out from being shoved in my pocket, bag, etc. For everyday use I prefer wireless. I have a nice turntable, amp, and speakers for when I want to listen at home. Headphones are exclusively an “on the go” thing for me and my several years old set of BT headphones do the trick just fine

My soundcore wireless headphones have lasted longer than any pair of wired headphones I’ve ever had. Going on 4 years now and just as good as the day I bought them. They were only $70 too. Not saying you’re wrong but there’s reasonably priced quality ones out there if you look

Why doesn’t my dad love me?