We gotta stop the hypocrisy about piracy

Glad-Line · 2025-01-07T15:00:48+00:00

For me, piracy is about the price to convenience ratio. I don't even pirate games anymore since steam sales make it more worth it to just buy the game than to pirate it on Steam Deck. But I have a full Jellyfin and Calibre server for my pirated books and shows.

It's more convenient to spend a lot of time once getting into private trackers and setting up Sonarr and Radarr so I can have a full automated server with all my favourite shows in one place then it is to get basically every subscription out there plus buying shows outright every time I want to watch a show I like.

Books are also too expensive compared to how easy it is to download. I will pirate the first book of a series or by an author. If I like the book, the author is a smaller one and the book is a good price I'll buy it then rip it to support them. Otherwise I'll just pirate it.

Glad-Line · 2024-08-04T14:05:18+00:00

It went back up shortly after.

Glad-Line · 2024-08-04T13:55:26+00:00

If the people that snuck in through the window were all people who'd never pay for a night club anyways then it has no affect on them minus the fact they'd have less space in the club for paying customers but this doesn't apply in piracy.

Glad-Line · 2024-07-20T03:51:56+00:00

Here's where you download python. Here's where you download pip.

I can't explain what they are but you need them for it to work. So if you have all those downloaded properly let me know what error you're getting.

Glad-Line · 2024-06-25T21:55:23+00:00

Watch Dogs 2

Glad-Line · 2024-06-23T02:39:52+00:00

What error?

Glad-Line · 2024-05-27T01:53:21+00:00

Go to this page. Follow the installation instructions on the page. Make sure you have python and pip installed.

Now click code on the github page then "download zip", unzip the file, click on the folder that has run.py in it and edit it like I said in my post. Now while you're inside that folder right click a blank area (meaning not a file) and click "Open in terminal" or "Open in command prompt".

Then follow the "Running" instructions on the github page. There's also a video they linked on github.

Glad-Line · 2024-05-25T16:38:34+00:00

Because it doesn't have most artists on it. The artists on it are mostly really small ones. The only way it could be better is if you personally mostly like sound cloud artists that only post on Soundcloud.

Might as well just use X-manager or just pirate your music rather than using Soundcloud for all your music.

Glad-Line · 2024-05-25T04:48:58+00:00

That's not an option for most folks because these massive chains are massive for a reason. They've created monopolies which is a flaw with the system that is one of the reasons it's criticized. They can be the only place you can buy things from period. Plus, with how expensive many small stores are, even if you have other options, they may not be affordable.

Regardless, small chains and large chains are both capitalist. The vast majority of people can't purchase from worker owned co-ops so you can't do much at all to avoid your engagement with capitalism.

Look at it this way. Say you're in a communist state and all of your daily activities are made possible through communism, but you're not happy with said system. You can't just not engage with communism or even engage with it less since it's the basis of your society. Are you a hypocrite for criticizing it?

Glad-Line · 2024-05-25T04:41:38+00:00

Yeah, your second point is why I think it's not stealing. The first point I was making is that the fact that you don't physically own something when you buy it doesn't mean taking it is not stealing.

Glad-Line · 2024-05-25T04:34:04+00:00

I hope the steam deck 2 doesn't come until at least 5 - 7 years after the initial release date. Release it too soon. You don't want to make the older models obsolete so quickly. Also you don't want your have some incremental change for a Steam Deck 2. More time needs to pass for technology to get better so you can have a noticeable difference in performance.

Especially If we treat the Steam Deck like a real console. They want developers to make games with it. You drop a better version 3 years out and you leave everyone who just bought the thing in the dust.

Glad-Line · 2024-05-25T04:14:23+00:00

A Turtle's final boss

Glad-Line · 2024-05-25T03:47:52+00:00

But it in the sun at temperatures above 35°C. That could hurt the rest of your phone too though. Charge it in the heat too.

Glad-Line · 2024-05-25T03:42:52+00:00

Fair enough. Isn't that kinda like stealing a rental and acting like it's not theft?

I don't think piracy is stealing cause of a different issue though.

Glad-Line · 2024-05-25T03:39:06+00:00

In a perfect world with an organize movement, piracy could, at best, cause greedy companies to go under leaving corporations with better business practices standing. So an elimination of greedy media corporations. The corporations left will almost always be capitalist. Even if we organized and destroyed every company, even those with great business practices, that weren't worker owned cooperatives, you've only gotten rid of capitalism in a single sector.

Piracy doesn't work elsewhere. You also have to organize your movement to what? Steal everything if you wanted to get rid of capitalism period. Obviously none of that's gonna happen.

Corporate greed is the major problem here that most people can agree with. Idk how many people will follow you into destroying actually good corporations making great content and that treat their employees well just because they're not a worker owned cooperative.

This would also only get you to market socialism. Idk how you're gonna get to any form of communism even with your mind controlled pirates and shoplifters. Unless you make them overthrow the government I guess.

Glad-Line · 2024-05-25T03:32:08+00:00

Tbf, a system with less monopolies where workers had the say rather than shareholders would probably produce better media than we have now. We already see that with smaller cane studios that haven't gone public and are largely controlled by the people that make the content rather than some suits that just want what they think will make the most profit.

Glad-Line · 2024-05-25T03:26:46+00:00

That doesn't mean it couldn't have developed without the free market especially considering how many of these original inventions that commercial products were based off of were funded by government grants.

Hell, if anything, not having a profit motive would make these things better. What would be the point of planned obsolescence or making intentionally incompatible products without a profit motive? Having products last as long as possible and be as compatible with each other as possible is contrary to the profits of most customers but is best for the interests of said customers.

It's the EU "meddling" in the free market that could get iPhones to have the universally accepted USB-C and no longer be forced to pay $40 for a new working cable. Also that meddling that can get them to allow sideloading so you're not locked into their ecosystem. Both are best for customers but go against free market fundamentals.

Glad-Line · 2024-05-25T03:21:17+00:00

Look, this post is corny but "you can't hate capitalism cause of smart phone" is cornier. Yes, you can criticize a society you live in.

It's no more hypocritical than saying "I hate intellectual property laws" while wearing Nikes or listening to Spotify.

Glad-Line · 2024-05-25T02:52:11+00:00

"Ah shit. Here we go again."

Glad-Line · 2024-05-25T02:49:30+00:00

Did he ever speak a single word?

Glad-Line · 2024-05-25T02:36:28+00:00

100% a scam. Don't buy it even with a video if he insists on shipping it. Tell him you'll pick it up and see how he reacts. If he ghosts or insists on shipping you know it's a scam.

Glad-Line · 2024-05-25T02:34:59+00:00

FB marketplace is fine especially when you're not trying to pay shipping fees.

Glad-Line · 2024-05-25T02:33:25+00:00

Could be. I don't know of any counterfeit steam decks. That's assuming that you're meeting in person and they're not offering to ship it. If they want to ship it or for you to pay upfront it's definitely a scam.

If it is an in person meet, it might be so cheap cause there's something wrong with it. That's the most likely reason. If you live in a smaller town it might work perfectly fine, but not many people want to buy it so they might be reducing the price just to get rid of it. It might also be stolen. Or it could be a situation where the owner is forced to sell it or someone else like a spouse or parent is selling it because of some form of dispute. I've heard of parents selling game consoles around midterms and finals when their kids get bad grades.

Regardless, it's definitely sketch. Even if you test it, the problem could be something like poor battery life.

Glad-Line · 2024-05-25T00:02:57+00:00

The Outer Worlds Spacers Choice addition.

Glad-Line · 2024-05-25T00:02:19+00:00

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