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When did we reach a point piracy has better service than paying? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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[–] 34 points 4 months ago (3 children)

It has always been the case except for a short period of time when Netflix was decent but then streaming turned into cable with ads and shitty content. Now it is all the more enticing due to Jellyfin, arr stack, Seerr and faster Internet speeds. If I had to pay for streaming all the shows I liked, I'd be paying in excess of $200 per month. No, thank you. The seven seas it is for me.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Yes exactly and I always consider Steam (and to a lesser degree the Kindle ecosystem), which make it obvious to me that interoperability and convenience are something consumers are willing to pay for.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    Yeah, I have never pirated a game because of steam. My dad taught me about bearshare, limewire, and others from his time for music but I pay, unfortunately for YouTube, get new music from indie artists. It's so easy to just listen to anything I want. Netflix was the same way. Hell now places are uploading to YouTube for old stuff kike all of myth busters.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    100% true. I buy games on Steam and GOG, sometimes from Epic. The convenience, the absence of enshittification, the cross-platform compatibility (or info about what's compatible and what's not), the periodic sales, etc. all add up and make people less likely to pirate games. The only barrier to entry at this point is price for those struggling to make ends meet.

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