“zomg russian cyber criminals are using free books to fund their lavish lifestyles!!!1!1!!!1! you should go support corporate rent seeking publishers ‘creators’ by paying thousands for basic knowledge!!!11”

this shit sounds like it was written by a middle schooler making a history presentation. it’s hilarious

  • Uriel238 [all pronouns]
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    Note that with rare exceptions, creators are not supported by your purchases. Rather the studios, labels and publishers wh cheat creators are.

    If you want to support the creators, pay them directly, or go to one of their performances / signings / functions. But still pirate their work.

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      2 months ago

      That’s what I always do. There are smaller creators that I support via donations or patreon but I never pay directly for the content itself.