All media is competing with free - And most of them will lose.

Clop said:
There are some folk here and there who bother doing research on news topics to a standard that should be the norm, but they're not popular because people want to see shitty jokes and reading an article out loud while going "PFT REKT LIBTARDS" while farting in a vuvuzela.

News is not something that most people want.
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Farting into a vuvuzela content is totally free on Pornhub.
 
Corbin Dallas Multipass said:
That's why steam is bankrupt, right?
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It's because you're not paying for the games. You could just steal those. You're paying for the one click to install anywhere, having it all in one place, and being able to get mostly anything you want instantly. You don't have to find a magnet link for a torrent or hope there's no malware on it, or that some dickhead hasn't mislabeled some completely different game or a copy of Fight Club as a game, etc. etc.
 
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AnOminous said:
It's because you're not paying for the games. You could just steal those. You're paying for the one click to install anywhere, having it all in one place, and being able to get mostly anything you want instantly. You don't have to find a magnet link for a torrent or hope there's no malware on it, or that some dickhead hasn't mislabeled some completely different game or a copy of Fight Club as a game, etc. etc.
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Well, I'm sure that's part of it for some people, but a lot of people have a sense of fair play and understand they should probably pay for things. If you make it enough of a pain in the ass they will pirate to get around it though.
 
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Corbin Dallas Multipass said:
Well, I'm sure that's part of it for some people, but a lot of people have a sense of fair play and understand they should probably pay for things. If you make it enough of a pain in the ass they will pirate to get around it though.
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I'll be honest I just illegally watch movies,tv and torrent all my music. The only thing I pay for is Steam but honestly it's just easier to get free Roms and emulate
 
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Sword Fighter Super said:
I used to be the kind of schmuck who would pay for shit thinking that I was supporting the creators and future material, but I've since learned that unless I'm giving directly to the creator, they're only getting a tiny portion of what I pay for it.

This is why except under certain situations I'll be pirating almost everything I possibly can.
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It's how I feel regarding old shows like Hey Arnold. I know they aren't getting my money so I'll pirate things like that. Same with old games.
 
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MarvinTheParanoidAndroid said:
Yeah right, Netflix doesn't even have ancient movies like the Wizard of Oz & they can't even get every season of the Twilight Zone, you expect me to believe they're killing the hard media market? Nothing beats holding something in my hands knowing that a media service can't take it back from me after I've already paid for it. Nothing beats the knowledge that the quality of the video I'm watching depends on my internet access either & that I will 100% get the best quality experience available from the disc.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/britta...-last-vcr-to-be-made-this-month/#8f7ccda23da1

But will you always be able to use said disc?
 
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MarvinTheParanoidAndroid said:
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Any conversation about the move away from having something you can hold for media should really end up here at some point, even briefly at this episode of TZ. And there are so many layers to my thoughts on it I won't even begin. One man's meat, etc.

edit - i mean the past
 
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