Whereas I was taught that "sharing is caring" from an early age. Naturally, that initially was about physical goods.

But when the internet blossomed, so did pervasive copyright bullshit, including DRM and rights-removing systems. And instead of "sharing is caring", its "dont copy that floppy". And that's not even looking at much of these "sales" are just shitty rentals.

So I can moralize and whatever. But when it comes down to it, I've mostly quit buying "media" cause I have been burnt too many fucking times. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Unless there's a damned good reason not to pirate, I'll keep doing so.