Dramatic Shitposter@discuss.tchncs.de to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 9 months agoOnce a pirate, always a piratediscuss.tchncs.deimagemessage-square246fedilinkarrow-up11.43Karrow-down1163
arrow-up11.27Karrow-down1imageOnce a pirate, always a piratediscuss.tchncs.deDramatic Shitposter@discuss.tchncs.de to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square246fedilink
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down8·9 months ago Gaben himself in interviews says all data points towards the best way to combat piracy is by providing a good service/convenience. And yet people still pirate Steam games all day ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Then they started becoming bastards in every single aspect of convenience and cost so back to sailing. ie: “I justify theft to myself because they charge more than I personally think they’re worth.”
minus-squareCodilingus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months agoI didn’t say it was the ONLY reason people pirate…
minus-squareSaltySalamander@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·9 months ago And yet people still pirate Steam games all day Compared to even 10 years ago, game piracy is almost nonexistent. Steam is the reason.
And yet people still pirate Steam games all day ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
ie: “I justify theft to myself because they charge more than I personally think they’re worth.”
I didn’t say it was the ONLY reason people pirate…
Compared to even 10 years ago, game piracy is almost nonexistent. Steam is the reason.
Based on what?