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Visits to piracy websites have increased 12% in the past four years (www.fastcompany.com)

submitted 10 months ago by DeadNinja@lemmy.world to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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LOL.

We pay for 4K, but we don't get more than 720p unless we use some proprietary shit hardware and agree to their super-invasive "privacy policy" - and they expect people to NOT set sail in the high seas? GTFO..

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[-] TCB13@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

I fucking wonder why. When owning isn't owning them piracy is totally justified.

We pay for 4K, but we don’t get more than 720p unless we use some proprietary shit hardware and a

Not only that... you pay to get tv content and suddenly they remove it because of licensing or political correctness bullshit.

[-] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 24 points 10 months ago

Not only that… you pay to get tv content and suddenly they remove it because of licensing

Preach!!

or political correctness bullshit.

Oh no

[-] Deceptichum@kbin.social 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Always a tell tale sign when someone unironically drops a PC whinge.

[-] CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago

Amen. Weird how people feel the need to insert it into random places. Cant think of any TV show that got hit from that!

[-] MisterFeeny@kbin.social 6 points 10 months ago

The DnD episode of Community didn't need to be removed from all streaming platforms...

[-] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It’s amazing to me that people can cite a single example of canceling that is gray area or they otherwise feel is wrong and they think that that somehow invalidates the idea of a boycott, removing things, or just finding something distasteful in general. It’s baffling really.

I can cite 100 instances of domestic violence or comparable crimes in the NFL and that’s not enough. But one episode of a show is removed, and everything about being progressive or liberal or pointing out racism in media is suddenly invalidated.

There are a lot of insanely dicey jokes and moments in community that get a pass. I love the show, but let’s be real here. I think it is missing the forest for the trees when it comes to removing “advanced dungeons and dragons” as an episode, but ultimately, it’s a small con in what is generally a very valid exercise. Plus it’s not like it was erased from existence.

[-] MisterFeeny@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

You're attributing a lot of things to me that I never said. On the whole though, I don't disagree with you.

[-] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

You’re right I could’ve been more clear that that was more of a general statement. It’s just always the one that comes up with this implied “…and that’s why cancelling is bad.”