![]() But the former option means there is one of more happier person around and no less happy person. The latter option is what is morally right. Right now, in the cases where I cannot pirate something, I just borrow it from a friend or suck it up, so I know I'm being honest when I say "I wouldn't buy it anyway" I don't pirate the stuff I want and do something else that doesn't involve spending money. If I really, really like something, I can save up and treat myself the dvd set/artbook/physical copy for christmas/birthday. I can meet new awesome people through the fandom and gain another thing to talk about and spread around. ![]() ![]() I pirate the stuff I want and get to be entertained, challenged, moved, intrigued by a work of art. But at the very end of the day, after all the thinking and self-analysis, my gut reaction is still: "I'm a happier person because piracy exists and nobody is less happy because I pirate".Īt the end of the day, from my point of view, there are only two options: Do I have a sense of "entitlement" when it comes to media? You can say so. I've heard every side of this issue back and forth, and I won't pretend that piracy is nice and dandy or even a "tool of justice" against "greedy corporations": that's just wishful thinking. This means almost all the media I enjoy are pirated, and have always been since my childhood. I'm also a jobless university student who has just enough money to pay for rent, bills and food. I met some of my best friends on gaming forums some shows or books have challenged the way I look at life, for the better, I believe. A lot of pieces of media have actually shaped the person I am today. Movies, videogames, anime, manga, books, are a pretty big part of my life. Well, I'm going to be a lazy asshole as usual and just copypaste my comment from a similar thread:
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