Hypothetically, if you had to pay for every item you've pirated, how much do you estimate that would've costed? (At original price, no fines or anything like that)

throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works · edit-2 12 days ago

Hypothetically, if you had to pay for every item you've pirated, how much do you estimate that would've costed? (At original price, no fines or anything like that)

emeralddawn45@discuss.tchncs.de · 11 days ago

Hi FBI. I will just say 5000 seems crazy low though, especially if you’re assuming a movie is $20-$30 and a game is like $10-$80. Dunno how you’d calculate tv shows but dvd/bluray seasons/box sets can get real expensive fast.

throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works · 11 days ago

Idk how to calculate that stuff, I just use the bureau’s Black Card and write it off as required expenses. What do I need GTA V for FBI work? Its not a Video Game, its a field operation simulator.

(But seriously tho: I’ve never paid for a movie ticket so I’m just randomly googling and doing a rough estimate)

emeralddawn45@discuss.tchncs.de · 11 days ago

Oh yeah idk, thats the problem with those estimates is people don’t usually buy everything at full price, they rent or wait for sales or subscribe to a streaming service or gamepass, so even if you assume pepple would have bought everything they pirate, how do you assign a value to it. Like i wasn’t even thinking about movie tickets, i was thinking like 20 or 30 bucks for a bluray. Idk how much they are because i haven’t bought any in ages though lol.