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Half of Young Norwegians Say Online Piracy Is an Acceptable Way to Save Money (torrentfreak.com)

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A new survey from Norway reveals that 50% of young people under 30 believe that pirating content is an acceptable way to save money. The survey, conducted by Ipsos, highlights that the high cost of streaming services is a key driver behind this attitude. Links between piracy and organized crime or malware, appear to be of less concern.

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[-] remon@ani.social 28 points 3 days ago

You guys are saving money?

[-] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 31 points 3 days ago

It saves a lot of money for each subscription service you can skip.

I only had to buy a VPN and a cheap mini PC as a server. And then a 1tb SSD. Then I needed to buy another 2tb. And then I had to run Ethernet upstairs for it since the WiFi card couldn't keep up. Then I had to upgrade the router to support the new gigabit cabling...

Eh, well, at least I get to keep something out of it.

[-] remon@ani.social 19 points 3 days ago

Yeah, I'm going for a bit more storage, currently sitting at 108TB. The price of my home server could pay for around 75 years of Netflix.

[-] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 days ago

Selection is probably better though

[-] remon@ani.social 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Selection is probably better though

You mean at Netflix? Maybe, but only temporarily. If I'm missing a piece of media I want I'll simply download it and add it to my server. And contrary to Netflix once it's on my server it'll stay there.

[-] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

No selection on your server is probably better...at least for your taste.

[-] Petter1@lemm.ee 0 points 2 days ago

Wooosh

[-] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago

Yeah, at least you OWN something. With digital games or subscription services you are at the mercy of companies.

[-] Grippler@feddit.dk 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

If you only leech and you're not a hoarder, it really doesn't require much. For most people there's not really any need to store every single piece of media they've ever consumed or hope to consume...some day...maybe. Or setup tools to automate their uncontrollable hoarding.

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 days ago

Oh God this is going to become the new "clearing away all grandpa's old Playboys and VHS tapes and newspapers," isn't it?

[-] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Use a password manager; keep the porn accounts in a separate password vault that can be disposed of. Keep the password in a safe and/or include it in your will in some way.

I'm going to have to take over my dad's setup someday and keep it running for my mom...

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

Good point although I was thinking more generally in terms of the sheer quantity of hoarded material. Every episode of Taggart and Midsomer Murders and Housewives.... Grandma's hoard might be even more unwieldy

[-] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 days ago

Oh, I'm familiar with hoarders. Grandma is floor to ceiling; shed, two car garage, basement, both floors. I think the family plan is to let the city/bank deal with it when she goes. We won't go inside.

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

I totally agree it's a job best done by someone without any emotional ties.

I also realize that "the bank/the city" means "some secondary cleaning contractor" which means "some probably-undocumented immigrants," i.e. another vital service which could be impacted by the Trump Purge.

[-] GhiLA@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Yep, roughly $400 a week.

I run lean, dude. You don't want my life.

If it's about the hobby, the low end is what an old laptop and a crap hard drive? Cycle out new releases as they come and go.

I could set someone up with Jellyfin and a full arr suite for $50.

[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

Saaaame. If I paid for every movie I watched, I’d have no moneys.

[-] remon@ani.social 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Yep, roughly $400 a week.

Huh? How? Were you subscribed to every single streaming service that existed?

[-] GhiLA@sh.itjust.works -1 points 3 days ago

Was it implied that I was in dire straits because I was streaming?

His statement was pretty general. It's hard out there to save money, even if you aren't streaming.

[-] remon@ani.social 5 points 3 days ago

I understood your comment to mean "piracy is saving you $400 a week", so before piracy you spend $400 a week on media, which sounds like an insane amount.