>>9677
There is no lie, piracy can potentially hurt some artists, not all artists mind you. They all have different circumstances. But as I stand, if you are going to pirate, there is no need to justify your actions. Just do it. However, there is nothing wrong with having the decency of being civil towards the artist that you might be hurting. We don't live in a black and white world. So can it with the morality talk. If anything piracy has always been a grey area. Just because we can't live without piracy doesn't change the fact it does harm. We can't live without fuel and agriculture either, but that doesn't stop it from destroying the land. Labor does not come free in this world. Until we have a sustainable abundance where every artist can be fed and housed, it is unreasonable to ask them to stop protecting their business. Even successful artists making 3000 per month on Patreon is making lower middle class income, even less after taxes and Patreon's cut. They are already the exceptional cases.