• enkers@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    What a strange mentality. When I pay for things I want, I’m generally happy to support the creator. If others can’t, why would I be upset if they get the product for free? It means more people can also enjoy the thing I like.

    It’s such a crab bucket mentality, I couldn’t imagine living life being constantly bitter.

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      6 months ago

      I can think of a couple ways this post makes sense. For example, if Denuvo paid this commenter to make this post.

    • dalekcaan@lemm.ee
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      6 months ago

      Some people are really weird when it comes to things being “fair.” I forget the details but I remember a study where given the option of getting $100 and a stranger getting $200, a good chunk of people would rather neither of them get anything.

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        6 months ago

        There is a famous experiment , where a person gets 100$, and have to offer an arbitrary percentage of that to a stranger. If the stranger declines, both get nothing.

        From the strangers perspective, getting offered even 1$ is a win, but the vast majority rejected anything below 30%

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      6 months ago

      I certainly don’t care if others get the game other ways (except unauthorized key stores). I am just happy that good games get their recognition and give people joy. I am in the fortunate situation that I am able to just buy all games I want. Heck, I even bought games for friends who were unsure or even dismissive “if it would be worth it”. I also buy/bought games that I never played or won’t play but watched streamers play it.