Well, my friend, he’s kinda poor he can’t afford some books and some streaming services, so he pirates. He pirate books, audiobook and videos and other stuff. Sometimes he buys books he likes a lot out of loyalty to the author (yeah, I don’t understand it either), he likes to read physical books, but yeah, if he hates the author or just wants to skim through it, he will download the book.
He usually doesn’t like to pirate from small companies or professors who are trying to make a living by selling books, but from millionaires & plenty of mega corps which already have loads of money, he feels like it’s the right move to pirate
Also, have you ever noticed that you have felt that the value of a product has decreased just because you didn’t pay for it, thus you are less interested to read it? i.e., had you paid for the book, you would have more likely read that book.
He says he will buy stuff when his time is more valuable than money, let’s all hope that day is soon.
What are your piracy habits?
If I don’t have access to a paid version of it, I’ll pirate it. It’s not like you’re losing a potential sale if I literally can’t give you my money.
If I disagree with the ethics/philosophy of a company (i.e. Disney) I’ll pirate it. They may make good movies but I’ll not support them financially.
If it’s too damn difficult to find an accessible version of it, I’ll pirate it. I’m fine with paying for shit, but not spending an hour of my free time just trying to give you my money.