• Goodeye8@piefed.social
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      4 days ago

      I took it as “Look at all this labour he’s been doing. He must be getting paid”. They can’t fathom someone working on their dream for free.

    • Decq@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      Does the argument work both ways? If effort is the same as being paid for. Does that mean pirating a game is the same as buying it? After all it’s basically the same effort these days.

      Of course the argument doesn’t fly, as you cant actually buy a game anymore, just a temporary license for an undisclosed amount of time.

    • jawa21@piefed.blahaj.zone
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      4 days ago

      This is what I’m wondering about? Are there videos monetized in any way? If so, they could attempt that argument.