so i make use of torrents without really knowing what they are. so i download music and video clips and movies and games without paying for them. so i'm getting quite a kick out of doing all of these things because they're abolutely free!... and illegal. so i'm an internet pirate, or whatever it is they call people like me. so what?
it started out back in college, when we all wanted to get a copy of this award-winning indie film we saw during one of our class movie presentations. i'm no professional, but i had the gadget. so we did it, we somehow borrowed an original VCD and copied it. over and over until all my friends have one copy each. we didn't start a business with it though (we just honestly couldn't find original copies in the market when we wanted to buy one), so i guess it's just petty compared to those big underground organizations doing piracy. i didn't get hooked though, 'coz it costs much time, effort, and electricity. however, i didn't come out entirely clean. i started buying (and collecting) pirated VCDs and DVDs instead.
i'm not going to apologize for my actions. as i have said, i enjoy it, and it's the only crime i could get away with, 'coz so many others are doing it and patronizing piracy that authorities could find no way of stopping the culprits. to those who don't know yet, please note that any type of piracy IS stealing, and if you could avoid it, please do. why i'm writing this now you ask? because i'm frustrated. i have been spending too much time downloading the full version of a certain game i so want to play for a couple of days now, but the application does not work. there goes karma.
to be fair, i buy as much originals as i buy fakes. still, it's true what they say: the best things in life are (often) unlawful. ###
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