I wanna listen to a particular song by an artist who has recently turned pretty nazi. As I generally use Spotify I now refuse to listen to his music in there, esp as it generates earnings. I kinda wanna pirate the music somehow…I’m not gonna as I’m not gonna down a song or two and then store it on my phone like it’s the year 2000. But short story is this me justifying piracy to myself.

  • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
    25·
    22 hours ago

    Yeah I pirate all the games that:

    • Require an internet connection
    • Use Denuvo
    • Require a dedicated launcher
    • Require a connected account

    If you’re going to make the paid experience significantly worse than the free one because you want to implement anti-consumer BS, go fuck yourself

    • CherryLips@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      1·
      7 hours ago

      Yeh I am not a gamer but have a family of them. As the tech person I’m usually the one dealing with purchases and set up. The evolution of gaming has become a real burden.

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      23·
      11 hours ago

      Really important “morals” you’ve got there. External launchers? Really? Almost like people just look for excuses to pirate and save money. At least be honest with yourself.

      • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
        2·
        9 hours ago

        Then don’t give me excuses. Don’t be a scumbag. External launchers only exist to serve ads and DRM, they have no benefit to the consumer. I own hundreds of games, imagine if each one of them required a dedicated launcher!?