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this post was submitted on 16 Sep 2023
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I usually don't pirate, if something is overpriced then I'll wait until it's on sale. I have a set budget every month that I pay for entertainment, if something like a new video game is more expensive I'll just wait a month.
I'm especially against pirating products of asshole companies like Adobe. That's because even if you don't pay for them you're still popularizing their products, helping it stay an industry standard. I'm not in a profession where they're a necessity so I use their competitors like Affinity, which is good enough for my purposes, and I'm ok with supporting them.
I sometimes watch movies or series on non-legal streaming sites if they're not available elsewhere, but that's about it.
why are adobe assholes btw? I mean, I seriously don't know. Also, when a company becomes big enough, it's almost like you are hurting yourself by not pirating their products.
Good point on not pirating and promoting the alternatives. Didn't occur to me that a user pirating is one less user for competing products or free software