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just got to a 364 ratio so i'm doing my part
this post was submitted on 19 Nov 2024
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As a young Norwegian I can say that I've saved a bit of money by pirating. I have a nas with 10s of tb of movies disney or Warner bros can't delete from my library.
As a norwegian who is back to pirating after a break of around 10-12 years, it is not primarily a cost issue. Hell with hardware investments it is costing me more tho that includes stuff for gaming (roms, i currently dont pirate pc games).
What it is is a service issue. Self curated collection of movies and shows beats the fragmented shit that is current streaming platforms not to mention the flood of utter garbage on tgese platforms you have to sift thru to find somethinf worth watching. Not to mention the privacy aspects and in general the "ownership" model (ie licensing without really knowing the terms).
Fuck that shit and im never getting fooled again.
Corporate Businesses treat streaming services like it's Cable all over again. Content available here, content available there, no content available anywhere for some shows and movies.
Gaming industry pushing hard to default everything to $70 as the norm, while certain editions are in triple digits and even having the gall to ask for another $30 or $40 for battle passes.
Spotify CEO and Joe Rogan both are paid far more than any music artist on the platform.
Music artists aren't getting paid.
Companies regularly buy up IP, then leave it unavailable.
No central ability to find things.
All licenses are temporary and have no end date.
Companies are regularly raising rates far beyond inflation.
Lowering quality for a given price, then making a higher price point to get it back.
Adding advertisements and raising rates to get rid of them.
Selling our watching habits.
Or, you can download it and not deal with any of that.
When piracy rates go up, it's because customer service and value has gone down.
Yeah. I stopped pirating for like 3 years because of Netflix having enough content to occupy me (and I had a he'll of a lot more time on my hands then than I do now). Now Netflix doesn't have shit and everything is spread over a ton of services. I can either constantly be changing subscriptions around or pay like 7$ a month for a VPN and have everything..... Hmmm, tough choice.
Half of young Norwegians are wrong
That’s a great answer.
Safe sailing on the high seas, me hearties.
Slavic syndrome?
If I can't own it, why would I pay for it?
Honestly, I'm surprised it's only 50%. They don't have a cost of living crisis there?
Well, 50% of young people asked were willing to admit to their piracy lol
Not really. Just stay away from the capital/Oslo.
I suppose they don't use their superlatives quite that inflationarily.
I have a few Norweigan friends and they say the same.
As a Norwegian I talked to some acquaintances about a TV-series they liked and I asked "Cool, where can I watch it?". Then we all just looked at each other and laughed.
Norway is so expensive 😬 even for us Swiss people
Yeah, it is almost as if the companies operating in the area are price gouging on the basis of workers' salaries 🤔
I would laugh too
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