Almost every time I pirate content it's because getting it legally is expensive/impossible/packaged in a way so as to be too infuriating or or inconvenient to be worth the trouble. However, when I do end up really liking the content, I do my best to send money to the creator via physical media or merch.
There's so many creators out there who have received my money who wouldn't have done so without piracy.
Shadeauxmarie on January 16th, 2021 at 02:42 UTC »
Plus they want you to buy the VHS tape, DVD, Blu-ray, each time they issue a new format. Without giving you any discount for owning the other formats.
blackaradia on January 16th, 2021 at 05:19 UTC »
The anime/manga industry in a nutshell.
SquirrelBake on January 16th, 2021 at 06:05 UTC »
Almost every time I pirate content it's because getting it legally is expensive/impossible/packaged in a way so as to be too infuriating or or inconvenient to be worth the trouble. However, when I do end up really liking the content, I do my best to send money to the creator via physical media or merch.
There's so many creators out there who have received my money who wouldn't have done so without piracy.