• Jessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    6 days ago

    Or…people pirate because they can. Let’s not take some sort of moral high ground here. I’m all for preserving lost media, but come on now. Just own download it.

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      6 days ago

      Convenience is another important part of piracy, logging into 30+ subscriptions to watch 8 different shows is not fun. It’s just faster too.

      • Jessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        6 days ago

        Really? How many times does one have to actually login to a streaming service? Once? I love Plex just as much as the next pirate, but I don’t try to justify it with lame arguments.

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          6 days ago

          Login in this scenario means access. I. E. having 10 different apps and searching through all of them for one show.

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            6 days ago

            It’s really not that bad. Who actually has 10 different streaming services? Hyperbole doesn’t help your argument.

            Again, piracy is piracy. There is no moral high ground to take. At the end of the day, it’s still piracy.

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                  5 days ago

                  Netflix, HBO max, Hulu, peacock, YouTube TV, crunchyroll, Amazon prime video, Disney plus, apple TV plus, paramount plus.

                  I have had all of those and a couple more. Personally, I’ve only had up to 8 at once, but if you’re asking that other person to prove it, it’s not outside the realm of likelihood.

                  All of those have exclusives. (especially for sports these days. I have to have 3 services just for football, I’m sure there’s ESPN plus or some shit for people really into sports) Needing all of those just to watch the handful of exclusives you want isn’t uncommon.

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                    5 days ago

                    That’s excessive. How much would that be per month? YouTube TV alone is overpriced. Perhaps because I don’t care about live TV, I don’t see the need for so many services.

                    Just own the fact that you are a pirate. It’s ok, we’re discussing this in a piracy related community! I just can’t stand people’s terrible arguments trying to justify their high seas activities.

                    Folks pirate because it is easy, and best of all, free.