Stealing?

mhague , 3 hours ago

Sovcits + consumerism == Pirating isn’t stealing because this word here has a certain definition, which invokes this special rule that lets me do what I want.

Sauerkraut , 2 hours ago

Eh, for me, it’s more like: capitalism is a deeply immoral system so we have a moral obligation to avoid supporting greedy, souless corporations that exploit the labor of others. But it is important to note that pirating from small indie companies should be avoided. Maybe download the game to give it a try, but if you like the game then absolutely go buy it or donate to the creators

greenskye , 2 hours ago

Both sides are twisting words. Pirating truly isn’t stealing, but rather closer to unauthorized use. The word ‘steal’ is used because they want to imply that it’s the same thing as taking a physical thing that can be lost. It engenders a certain feeling that they’re wanting to invoke. Stealing sounds worse than unauthorized use. Doesn’t mean it’s not wrong to do, but it isn’t the sort of wrong that they’re implying.

TAYRN , 2 hours ago

Fun fact: you can just pirate stuff.

You don’t have to make semantic arguments to justify to yourself why it’s actually moral or not technically stealing or whatever. You can just pirate stuff.

TrickDacy , 2 hours ago

Yes, rejection of ethical concerns is possible. But it’s also possible to understand why something is ok or not. In fact it’s sort of key to having any sort of society.

Ps. Piracy isn’t unethical.

IsThisAnAI , 8 minutes ago

In most cases piracy amounts to at the end of the day taking money and negatively affecting someones life. You can nitpick and tell yourself it’s only a corporation that gets hurt but that’s a lie you tell yourself.

Unless the content is being horded and not available it’s incredibly unethical.

cheddar , 1 hour ago

How’s this programmer humor?

IsThisAnAI , 13 minutes ago

Pirating is stealing the owners right to distribution.

Keep on pretending like you aren’t affecting the salary and lives of artists.