Sony is erasing over 550 movies from PlayStation libraries without offering a single refund. If clicking "Buy" only grants access until a corporate licensing deal expires, the service is fundamentally broken.
Piracy is the shyt. 16 years ago I was downloading flstudio and Rollercoaster tycoon. I think I still have bioshock and the first two fallout games too. I gotta check. I got all my favorite shows and movies so I don’t have to use the internet or better yet have something to watch when the internet goes out.
Piracy has saved me so much fucking money it’s unreal. After I got my first laptop I never went back to the movies until I got a girlfriend. I say to myself oh well this service doesn’t have it I bet I could find it though.
Funny enough I downloaded a bootleg of that movie Obsession, great movie.
Piracy isn’t the problem, it’s the societal factors that push us to use piracy. High ticket prices for movies, over 300$ software, buying something and realizing it’s a rental because it’s all digital and a company can rip it from you.
Part of the problem is the Big Software crushing any hobbyist software. I used to be big into 3D design. 20 years ago there were dozens and dozens of different programs of different quality available to people wanting to do 3D design, along with top tier programs like 3DSMax and Maya, and even they had “learning editions” with stripped down features for free non-professional use.
Now? Most all 3D design software is proprietary, subscription-based, and stupid expensive. Very, very few programs are available to anyone wanting to do hobby work or learn, and plenty of them are “freemium” with better features paywalled.
Point being, choice has been restricted or eliminated. 20 years ago there was a lot more to choose from both skill and price-wise. Now it’s $200/month/seat, or a couple paywalled freemium programs.
Yeah, didn’t want to get too deep in the weeds about it, but FreeCAD is definitely an example. I feel like I’m using a perpetually unfinished decade-old program. While it certainly qualifies as one of those older free packages it never really took off.
Piracy is necessary. I remember back in the days in school that you had to turn in essays in Word and do presentations with PowerPoint. Like how the fuck would a kid from a family that could barely afford a used PC be able to get Office without piracy.
Same with Photoshop, Illustrator, Maya etc. Basically the entire workforce for entire industries exist thanks to piracy.
After I learned about LibreOffice 12 years ago I never went back but I feel you on that. I used to tell my mom I can find a registration code for Microsoft office and not to pay for it.
I think my windows 10 pc isn’t registered and if it is it’s from a code I found on Google.
I don’t pay for software probably ever unless a year after a release theres nothing around and I genuinely need the software I’ll pay for it but if it’s subscription based I’ll try to find an alternative that does the same but I can find a code for.
Piracy is the shyt. 16 years ago I was downloading flstudio and Rollercoaster tycoon. I think I still have bioshock and the first two fallout games too. I gotta check. I got all my favorite shows and movies so I don’t have to use the internet or better yet have something to watch when the internet goes out.
Piracy has saved me so much fucking money it’s unreal. After I got my first laptop I never went back to the movies until I got a girlfriend. I say to myself oh well this service doesn’t have it I bet I could find it though.
Funny enough I downloaded a bootleg of that movie Obsession, great movie.
Piracy isn’t the problem, it’s the societal factors that push us to use piracy. High ticket prices for movies, over 300$ software, buying something and realizing it’s a rental because it’s all digital and a company can rip it from you.
WHO WOULDN’T TURN TO PIRACY!!!
Part of the problem is the Big Software crushing any hobbyist software. I used to be big into 3D design. 20 years ago there were dozens and dozens of different programs of different quality available to people wanting to do 3D design, along with top tier programs like 3DSMax and Maya, and even they had “learning editions” with stripped down features for free non-professional use.
Now? Most all 3D design software is proprietary, subscription-based, and stupid expensive. Very, very few programs are available to anyone wanting to do hobby work or learn, and plenty of them are “freemium” with better features paywalled.
Point being, choice has been restricted or eliminated. 20 years ago there was a lot more to choose from both skill and price-wise. Now it’s $200/month/seat, or a couple paywalled freemium programs.
Unless you open source which can be iffy on quality if not consistently maintained. FreeCAD proves that.
Yeah, didn’t want to get too deep in the weeds about it, but FreeCAD is definitely an example. I feel like I’m using a perpetually unfinished decade-old program. While it certainly qualifies as one of those older free packages it never really took off.
Piracy is necessary. I remember back in the days in school that you had to turn in essays in Word and do presentations with PowerPoint. Like how the fuck would a kid from a family that could barely afford a used PC be able to get Office without piracy.
Same with Photoshop, Illustrator, Maya etc. Basically the entire workforce for entire industries exist thanks to piracy.
After I learned about LibreOffice 12 years ago I never went back but I feel you on that. I used to tell my mom I can find a registration code for Microsoft office and not to pay for it.
I think my windows 10 pc isn’t registered and if it is it’s from a code I found on Google.
I don’t pay for software probably ever unless a year after a release theres nothing around and I genuinely need the software I’ll pay for it but if it’s subscription based I’ll try to find an alternative that does the same but I can find a code for.