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Half of Young Norwegians Say Online Piracy Is an Acceptable Way to Save Money (torrentfreak.com)

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A new survey from Norway reveals that 50% of young people under 30 believe that pirating content is an acceptable way to save money. The survey, conducted by Ipsos, highlights that the high cost of streaming services is a key driver behind this attitude. Links between piracy and organized crime or malware, appear to be of less concern.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 days ago (2 children)

It saves a lot of money for each subscription service you can skip.

I only had to buy a VPN and a cheap mini PC as a server. And then a 1tb SSD. Then I needed to buy another 2tb. And then I had to run Ethernet upstairs for it since the WiFi card couldn't keep up. Then I had to upgrade the router to support the new gigabit cabling...

Eh, well, at least I get to keep something out of it.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, I'm going for a bit more storage, currently sitting at 108TB. The price of my home server could pay for around 75 years of Netflix.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Selection is probably better though

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Selection is probably better though

You mean at Netflix? Maybe, but only temporarily. If I'm missing a piece of media I want I'll simply download it and add it to my server. And contrary to Netflix once it's on my server it'll stay there.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

No selection on your server is probably better...at least for your taste.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago

Wooosh

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Yeah, at least you OWN something. With digital games or subscription services you are at the mercy of companies.