I wrote this a long time ago, but I think it’s still pertinent

  • Nytefyre@kbin.melroy.org
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    In a perfect world, every dollar we spend goes right to the creators who made the creation.

    I would support musicians more if I knew my money was going straight to them. But a lot of the time, they aren’t, so I pirate out of spite against the labels for robbing the musicians through contract, how much they get.

    I would support movies more if I knew my money was going straight to them. But a lot of the time, they aren’t, so I buy movies second-hand from thrift stores and not the studios themselves.

    I would support games much more if I knew my money was going straight to them. But a lot of the time, they mostly aren’t. So I buy games dirt cheap and occasionally pirate.

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      In a perfect world, every dollar we spend goes right to the creators who made the creation.

      In a perfect world, shit’s created without someone having to create it to make money. A market without middlemen is still a market.