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Re:Ask HN: We found a cracked version of our software on the... by comprev on Friday January 13, 2023 @07:01PM (#34375633)
You likely use Netflix because you can afford it.

Would you still pick Netflix over torrents if it cost €100/month?

When I was a young teenager I used to rip CDs from the local library (who could get almost any CD in a week if ordered).

Now I spent a fair chunk of money on both digital and physical (vinyl) supporting artists - because I can afford it.

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Re:Ask HN: We found a cracked version of our software on the... by mikewarot on Saturday January 14, 2023 @01:20AM (#34377792)
When I was a young programmer, I used to buy CDs based on the songs I found using Napster, it was glorious being able to freely discover so many new artists/songs based on everyone else's collections.

Then they (the record companies) started suing their customers, and I stopped buying CDs. I've been listening to the same set of songs ever since, or stuff on youtube.

Never again will I feed that monster.

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