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Re:HBO Is Targeting Game of Thrones Pirates: What Does This ... by RevRal on Friday April 24, 2015 @07:51PM (#9436580)
Personally, I feel like there is a stage in life where things should be free or cheaper. I would not be the person I am today if it weren't for torrents and Usenet. Seriously. Today, I am happy to compensate all writers, artists, programmers, and others for their intangible work. But quite simply, I was a very thirsty teenager and if I had waited for a job in order to drink, I would be stunted.
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Re:HBO Is Targeting Game of Thrones Pirates: What Does This ... by 82xx on Friday April 24, 2015 @09:17PM (#9436779)
I very much feel this way. I also live (but did not grow up in) a country where the average yearly income is ~800$. So, I guess my neighbors shouldn't get to experience all the interesting media that I did?

Also, there are many things that I feel I have an obligation to be informed about (like junk on CNN / Fox News, or war propaganda like "Zero Dark Thirty" or "American Sniper"), but I would be ethically opposed to paying for.

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