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piracy is cool, actually!

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Why it worked

The creator taps into a common frustration with the rising cost and fragmentation of streaming services, framing piracy as a practical solution for those with limited budgets. The provocative stance and relatable argument likely resonated with viewers who feel similarly.

Summary

The creator argues that piracy is acceptable, especially for those who cannot afford multiple streaming services. They suggest that the sentiment against piracy often stems from a dislike of broke people rather than a genuine concern for content creators.

Structure

1Introduction of piracy as cool
2Critique of societal views on piracy
3Argument that piracy is a necessity for the broke
4Challenging the idea that only the wealthy deserve entertainment
5Connecting anti-piracy sentiment to a performative mindset

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piracy is cool, actually! Remember that time people were sharing, uh, propaganda they weren't falling for? Here's some propaganda I'm not falling for. Um, piracy is okay, actually. I think piracy is pretty based. As a matter of fact, I think that a lot of y'all don't hate piracy. I think you just hate broke people. And knowing this platform, I'm hoping that you haven't paused the video to type out a lengthy comment about how I'm actually so wrong on that and that's such an absurd take for me to make, but, like, think about it. Think about it. Aside from people who just don't want to fund problematic artists, the biggest reason that people pirate content is probably because, oh, I don't know, they can't afford to keep up with five, six, maybe- different streaming services- I'm not giving you all the satisfaction. Um, especially when things jump around from service to service, or things get removed from service to service. Think about it. And when you point that out, people love to move the goal post and go, "heh, well, if you can't afford that entertainment, then clearly you aren't deserving of it!!1!1!" Hmm. So people can only deserve entertainment if they have the funds to pay for it? Sounds like hating broke people to me...! And also, really, that whole sentiment is another symptom of TikTok's whole "I'm gonna try to look like a better person by doing absolutely nothing" mindset. Because if you really cared about the fact that they're not able to pay for that content. Then why not pay for them? Why not pay for them

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like you used to be able to get shit on physical for 20 usd. now the upped the prife of physical media, force ads on streaming even though the point of streaming was the lack of ads, and then you have to track where shit goes because they make new contracts like every three months and remove stuff to put it elsewhere. btw if you plug piracy sites in my comments your comment will be deleted and if you bother me about it you will be blocked. #piracy #piracyisawesome #gr3ats4ge #internetrenaissance