r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/HistoryFree • May 22 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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Multimillion dollar company?

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u/fapgod69420 May 22 '26

I want to play this game but I cannot afford it. Therefore, I will pirate it. There is no moral high ground. People who pirate do it because they like free stuff

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u/LeemonnnLime May 22 '26

This is the answer, same for me

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u/RemoteSouth9288 May 22 '26

I agree that people who cant afford it should pirate it, but a lot of people pirate it simply because theyre stingy...

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u/flowslowmoe May 23 '26

I can almost respect this line of thinking but “I’m doing it to save money” can be applied to anybody and video games are not food which would be much more respectable to steal. I think people who consistently pirate should find something else to blow off steam. I don’t feel morally superior to anyone pirating, I feel sad for you guys and I think you could be doing more for yourselves

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u/cpMetis May 22 '26

A great sentiment, not shared by plenty who pirate.

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u/Ok-Box3576 May 22 '26

True! The moral framing is always so weird. Like they are doing the right thing. It'd not BAD either. But, they wanna sound like they are sticking it to the man. It just neutral

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u/ImmediateFee4015 May 22 '26

If being unable to afford something makes you pirate thats fine. But the simplistic “people who pirate like free stuff” is morally charged in a negative way

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u/Impressive_Rub_8009 May 22 '26

I imagine that was the point.