I wrote this a long time ago, but I think it’s still pertinent

  • Nytefyre@kbin.melroy.org
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    7 days ago

    In a perfect world, every dollar we spend goes right to the creators who made the creation.

    I would support musicians more if I knew my money was going straight to them. But a lot of the time, they aren’t, so I pirate out of spite against the labels for robbing the musicians through contract, how much they get.

    I would support movies more if I knew my money was going straight to them. But a lot of the time, they aren’t, so I buy movies second-hand from thrift stores and not the studios themselves.

    I would support games much more if I knew my money was going straight to them. But a lot of the time, they mostly aren’t. So I buy games dirt cheap and occasionally pirate.