• stigsbandit34z [they/them]
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    9 months ago

    I’m about to turn into such a data hoarder

    Looks like an 18 TB hard drive is like 200 bucks and 18 TB can hold a lot

    Why isn’t everyone doing this

    • Tachanka [comrade/them]
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      9 months ago

      Why isn’t everyone doing this

      fear of prosecution, lack of knowledge of how to pirate, liberal brainworms regarding respecting private property.

      • stigsbandit34z [they/them]
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        9 months ago

        The fear of prosecution is kinda a real fear though, however fucking absurd it may be. To think that you could get penalized and potentially jailed for something as nebulous as piracy

        • anarchoilluminati [comrade/them]
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          9 months ago

          It's a realistic fear. I almost caught charges once, when I was younger and more reckless about downloading, but I settled it beforehand.

          Then I took a long break from torrenting, did the paid streaming thing, learned more about digital security, and eventually found myself sailing the high seas yet again.

        • Tachanka [comrade/them]
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          9 months ago

          absolutely; i was trying to answer your question because I've wondered the same thing and those were the conclusions i came to

        • ped_xing [he/him]
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          9 months ago

          I don't know if my legal knowledge is outdated, but wasn't one of the outcomes of the whole bajillion-dollar lawsuit days a system where first you get a letter, then a small fine, and then a bigger fine before they really start holding you upside-down by the ankles and grabbing whatever falls out of your pockets?

    • BountifulEggnog [she/her]
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      9 months ago

      Most people don't care to. People want the easy way, and don't consider options off the beaten path.

    • FlaminGoku@reddthat.com
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      9 months ago

      100% but I'm looking to hoard knowledge like development / programming and skill sets before everything is hidden behind paywalls.