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Why I'm back to pirating... (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It's hard looking for giveaways, and usually the games given away on Steam aren't that good. So, I'm back to pirating after a bit of a hiatus.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

why I am not coming back to pirating

Because I never left

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Steam isn't the only platform for games. You could try GOG, they have newsletter where they let you know about giveaways and promotions.

And really, you're getting stuff for free and still complaining?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago

Pirating software is risky. Never doing that unless in a VM. I also do not find it justified to pirate entertainment like videogames. And pirating software in general I also do not find justified because there are great and better free software alternatives, unless you really need it.

I find it mostly justified to pirate knowledge, science, ...