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I wanna listen to a particular song by an artist who has recently turned pretty nazi. As I generally use Spotify I now refuse to listen to his music in there, esp as it generates earnings. I kinda wanna pirate the music somehow…I’m not gonna as I’m not gonna down a song or two and then store it on my phone like it’s the year 2000. But short story is this me justifying piracy to myself.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Really important "morals" you've got there. External launchers? Really? Almost like people just look for excuses to pirate and save money. At least be honest with yourself.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Then don't give me excuses. Don't be a scumbag. External launchers only exist to serve ads and DRM, they have no benefit to the consumer. I own hundreds of games, imagine if each one of them required a dedicated launcher!?