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What are the ethics of Piracy? (dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I wrote this a long time ago, but I think it's still pertinent

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Piracy from the big guy who's exploiting little guys to make and sell products is fair.

Pirating things off the little guy, who's barely making a living is how the little guys stop making content on their own, and will instead opt to work for the big guy who can guarantee a livelihood, no matter how small. If you think you as a society isn't contributing to it then just look around.

And It is only getting worse. While you can fantasize about it, indie-anything who get lucky are exceedingly rare for a reason. But you won't stop removed about how everything from the Big Bad has gone to shit. It couldn't totally be because everyone thinks they're entitled to others hard work, because they paid for "the internet".

But as always, entitled pricks are how we end up on ever more convulsive state of the world, no matter which side you're on. So carry on, ig.