• rumba@lemmy.zip
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    1 day ago

    I pirated everything before they decided to make everything rental only.

    I assumed when I got older I’d be able to afford the software and they’d get there due.

    But now they want everything to be rental and I’m not down for that.

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      23 hours ago

      This is me. I grew up “choose between bills and food” poor, and found alternate solutions to enjoy things. Figured that once I had the disposable income I’d stop. Sure, I did pay my way for a long time too. The thing that fucked me off the most was Netflix telling me that I couldn’t share my account with a student friend of mine. I’m paying to be able to watch on 4 screens simultaneously, who the fuck is Netflix to dictate where those screens are located?

      I still pay for stuff, if I feel that the service, software, what have you, deserves my money. I’ve paid enough for Netflix through the years so anything there is just me collecting my due.

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      13 hours ago

      So you are claiming the only reason that you are not paying for the software that you were previously pirating is that they switched to a paid subscription? Right

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        13 hours ago

        Hmm, immediately call me out for being an assjole without asking if I own all the software that’s not rental?

        Go troll somebody else, I don’t have time for people like you.

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          13 hours ago

          I didn’t call you an asshole lol I just find it hard to believe someone would not just continue to pirate the software they already pirate if that remained an option

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            11 hours ago

            When i was young and broke there were games that I’ve pirated. Played, and loved, and bought them redundantly to make up for it.

            I wouldn’t have played the game if I didn’t.

            I wish game demos were still popular.