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Chief7064 t1_j9m6w9o wrote

Reply to comment by WeDriftEternal in One in Ten U.S. Adults Pirated TV, Movies or Live Sports in 2022 by abunchofjerks

Dunno...we've been pirating software since the 1980's and Napster rolled out in late 90s. Before that we had the FTP sites. Some pirates are older than you may think. Can confirm at least 60 years old.

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[deleted] t1_j9nnmai wrote

I'm a millennial and well over half my class wouldn't pirate stuff because of all the stories floating around of kids bricking the family computer due to the fun that was Limewire.

If you had a CD burner and could pirate, you could run a little hustle even.

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LiKwId-Gaming t1_j9nt6f8 wrote

My brother in law did this in school using my pc. He made cash, I got a growing music library from direct rips.

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aminbae t1_j9oxhxa wrote

shit i did that hustle in school with music

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qtx t1_j9nsucg wrote

> If you had a CD burner and could pirate, you could run a little hustle even.

CD-rom/BR players in computers/laptops hasn't been a thing for over a decade.

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Civil-Big-754 t1_j9pskix wrote

They're talking about limewire and you think they're talking about currently?

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nedzissou1 t1_j9pawff wrote

I don't think they were referring to recent times.

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lkn240 t1_j9mvloz wrote

I'm 46 and used to download games using a modem starting in the late 80s lol.

I stopped pirating games a long time ago because Steam is awesome and worth paying for.

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LiKwId-Gaming t1_j9nt1pt wrote

Before the refund policy I would pirate to demo if I was unsure.

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dkggpeters t1_j9oirff wrote

This is what they do not understand. Provide a service at a reasonable price that meets expectations and pirating is reduced drastically.

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WeDriftEternal t1_j9m7rbx wrote

I linked a thing above that only about 2% of 65+ do digital piracy, so its not zero, but its a really small amount, give or take 0.005% of overall 18+ group. We'd expect over time as more people age into that group it will change, but this is where it currently stands.

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