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Pluralistic: "If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing" (pluralistic.net)

submitted 11 months ago by kpw@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world

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The ability to change features, prices, and availability of things you've already paid for is a powerful temptation to corporations.

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[–] ParsnipWitch@feddit.de -3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Do you give those 40 people back their donation money if you ever close your service? Since in the end, they never got any of the hardware or media they watched over your Plex for their money.

[–] JGrffn@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They're called donations for a reason, it's a contribution to keep the service growing (not going since I'm personally invested in keeping it going for as long as possible) and nobody is forced to give a dime if they don't want to.

[–] poopkins@lemmy.world -4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Have you considered giving Netflix a monthly donation for all the great content they continue to create for your collection?

[–] JGrffn@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I'd have to give Amazon, HBO, Hulu, Disney, crunchyroll, etc. Donations as well since they're contributing just as much, if not more than, Netflix to my collection now👀