• CPMSP@midwest.social
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    I think we should be able to co-op a digital library… Say, the Internet archive seems to be just that!

    Why is it under constant attack? Oh yeah, greed.

    Why aren’t we able to digitally host a communal library where each owner can “buy in” access by contributing a library?

    Like a digital replication of each piece of physical media owned by a person?

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      You mean private trackers? Fr those who are against piracy seem to be missing the point. For me it’s about refusing to pay into a corrupt system where the creators get very little of what they make. The agencies get the majority. Which is why I pirate from Ubisoft, buy from Humble Bundle, steal from the corporations, purchase from the independents, donate to charities and exploit the greedy.

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        I’ve been out of school since 2017 so I don’t know for sure, did publisher really drop textbook prices to around $20 during the pandemic? None of the books I needed to buy were under $100.