Well congrats on being more well off than me I guess? This post is prime Era to me in terms of wealth inequality in the Era bubble. 50k in most of the US is higher than the mean average income.
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Um, is it normal for someone to casually admit to pirating stuff?
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Well congrats on being more well off than me I guess? This post is prime Era to me in terms of wealth inequality in the Era bubble. 50k in most of the US is higher than the mean average income.
User Banned (3 Days): Admitting to piracy
Shit, if it's a film I deem wack by it's trailers, imma prolly pirate that shit. No shame. I'll look for it on my streaming apps first, but... sometime... *shrugs*
Let's put an * for other states/countries and using VPN to buy games from another region
It's like the good movie says if they catch you they'll ban you but first they must catch you
Then the rabbit downloads season 8 of game of thrones off of pirate bay
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They're knowledgeable with software (because this is a software company), so they at least know what pirating is.
Jesus christ OP, way to be a cop. I dont agree with pirating things either but I'm not about to put someone on blast for it in a public space because they pirated a game.
Also yes, most millenials (that I know) are pretty brazen about talking about pirating stuff. Weve all done it so nobody cares. It ranks about as highly as jaywalking for how serious most people take it.
Also yes, most millenials (that I know) are pretty brazen about talking about pirating stuff. Weve all done it so nobody cares. It ranks about as highly as jaywalking for how serious most people take it.
Generally what happens. I just don't watch the file on my PC. I'm not advocating it. I'm just sayin' ;P
Are you implying that quickly searching for a movie on at max three sites is difficult?
*This is not a comment in support of pirating I'm merely saying that it's not a difficult thing*
Dude, like I give a shit what other people do lol
Edit: this may may have sounded harsher than I meant, it wasn't intended that way, hence the lol
Have something you need get off your chest, LGHT_TRSN? hmmmmmmm???
Game of Thrones threads with all the reactions 2 days later after the episode aired...
Personally, I've matured away from piracy. It's genuinely satisfying to pay creatives and producers for their hard work. I've even gone back to purchase some of my favorite movies and games I previously torrented. On sale of course, I'm no saint.
If I'm not comfortable paying to access something, I just don't access it.
If I'm not comfortable paying to access something, I just don't access it.
I mean I ain't necessarily getting on the piracy train but there's nuance to stuff, especially un-localized content, stuff by smaller publishers, etc. It's why I dislike current, ah, market-based funding models for creative works over, say, grant funding and basic income.
The big problem I have with the sort of people who brag about it is that too many of them all but say outright they care more about getting a good deal on the media they consume than on ensuring good quality-of-life for the people who create it, at least until they do something boycott-worthy in which case that last point becomes a cudgel. (I'd rather avoid the media in question entirely anyway; life is short, humanity creates lifetimes of content every day in the internet age, odious politics have a tendency to manifest in the works' themes, and FOMO is a lie motivated by those who desire you to consume media uncritically anyway.)
The big problem I have with the sort of people who brag about it is that too many of them all but say outright they care more about getting a good deal on the media they consume than on ensuring good quality-of-life for the people who create it, at least until they do something boycott-worthy in which case that last point becomes a cudgel. (I'd rather avoid the media in question entirely anyway; life is short, humanity creates lifetimes of content every day in the internet age, odious politics have a tendency to manifest in the works' themes, and FOMO is a lie motivated by those who desire you to consume media uncritically anyway.)
Ha! I know, my g. It's an odd topic and get's people riled up for some reason. I'm just here to let ya'll know I've pirated media. I have a problem :P
The people in the US making the mean average income or slightly above are not well off. That's kind of a big problem right now and one of the big motivators for raising wages, which have stagnated since the '70s. Who's in the bubble again?
Fewer people pirate music now I think, but movies and TV piracy seems as popular as ever, at least anecdotally from people I know. It's spoken about pretty casually. I've seen people make public Facebook posts asking if anybody knows any good sites to watch movies and shows on.
I personally don't know anybody who pirates games specifically but I assume it's the same.
I personally don't know anybody who pirates games specifically but I assume it's the same.
I'm in a privileged enough situation where I don't need to pirate, I'm sympathetic to those who aren't.
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Yes. I'm not one of those "figuratively literally" heathens lol.
Uh, is it normal for someone to casually admit to reading Sith legends?
I was at a concert about 50 minutes ago, and during the lead up into it we were all talking about how our week went. We talked about traveling and activities, and I brought up how I've been having these nightmares recently and I've been frustrated with the Jedi Order.
Then, one of my wise, older mentors said "Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the wise? I thought not. It's not a story the Jedi would tell you. It's a Sith legend. Darth Plagueis was a dark lord of the Sith, so powerful and so wise that he could use the Force to influence the midichlorians to create life. He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying."
And I was so flabbergasted. I literally said out loud "Dude, he could actually stop people from dying?" This was at a concert, with everyone in the room clearly hearing him, including his co-workers.
And he then just brushed it off like it was no big deal. "The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural." I simply couldn't believe how brazen that was.
I could understand opening up about this sort of stuff among friends, but at a concert? Honestly, I doubt he'd be reprimanded in any way, but good lord.
I'm not overreacting here, am I?
I was at a concert about 50 minutes ago, and during the lead up into it we were all talking about how our week went. We talked about traveling and activities, and I brought up how I've been having these nightmares recently and I've been frustrated with the Jedi Order.
Then, one of my wise, older mentors said "Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the wise? I thought not. It's not a story the Jedi would tell you. It's a Sith legend. Darth Plagueis was a dark lord of the Sith, so powerful and so wise that he could use the Force to influence the midichlorians to create life. He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying."
And I was so flabbergasted. I literally said out loud "Dude, he could actually stop people from dying?" This was at a concert, with everyone in the room clearly hearing him, including his co-workers.
And he then just brushed it off like it was no big deal. "The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural." I simply couldn't believe how brazen that was.
I could understand opening up about this sort of stuff among friends, but at a concert? Honestly, I doubt he'd be reprimanded in any way, but good lord.
I'm not overreacting here, am I?
being average isn't being "well off".
especially when rent/health insurance/etc costs keep rising and incomes remain relatively flat.