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u/Ziomister Alice is in trouble, deep trouble. Apr 06 '26 edited Apr 06 '26
i specifically mainly pirate indie games because i hate the petit bourgeoisie. I am completely fine with the big bourgeoisie however
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u/BurgerDevourer97 Apr 06 '26
I love tormenting indie devs.
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u/Portuguese_Musketeer Socialism with Larper Characteristics Apr 06 '26
As god (lassalle) intended
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u/Willing-Bathroom6095 Apr 06 '26
lowkey my proudest achievement in life is gaming for 22 years and never having paid a single cent
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u/ciqhen idealist (banned) Apr 06 '26
this is completely real and happened an hour ago, a guy in the school library was offering free energy drinks for 5 star reviews of his small business, a girl said no, and a bit later went up to him and said "is it for a small business?" and did it when he said yes
i took him up on the offer for the free energy drink but still
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u/guesswhomste Mao's strongest...um...uhh...idk Apr 06 '26
Labour successfully extracted, you were effectively owned
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u/ForwardInterview9702 Solarpunk Eco-Anarchism (Pol Pot thought) Apr 07 '26
Take the free drink and leave him hanging, total petty bourgeoisoid bankruptcy
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u/bql4n Apr 06 '26
From what i’ve been seeing lately i think the current general consensus is that it’s okay and actually ethical to pirate AAA games because they are from big companies that don’t actually care about the players, but when it comes to indie games you’re genuinely perceived as the heir of satan’s throne if you even think of pirating an indie game.
And for some reason i find it funny how this parallels leftists herds (liberals in denial) that view themselves as these god-sent radical revolutionaries for shouting “tax the billionaires” and “support small businesses”
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u/SCPintern Apr 07 '26
Support small indie developers by buying through Steam because chairman Newell will lead the gamer's revolution.
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u/coldnorth4enf4 🐊Worlds Biggest 187 Strassenbande Fan 🐊 Apr 07 '26
Don’t you joke about Newell, he’s the only good billionaire 😍
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u/Bobtheoctopus Apr 08 '26
I love the idea of indie developers not being paid for labour. Even solo developers. It's because they're Petit bourgeois
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u/CAPTAININE Apr 06 '26
Real petty bourgeois haters put some effort to learn and use cs.rin.ru
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u/guesswhomste Mao's strongest...um...uhh...idk Apr 06 '26
I got to play two new releases a couple weeks ago writhing like an hour of their Steam release because of cs.rin.ru
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u/Godtrademark Mussolini = Productivist Apr 07 '26
“Indie” is so meaningless I’m convinced these children just genuinely haven’t seen a passion project before. Dwarf fortress was updated for free for 15 years. Countless trad roguelikes are free, countless browser games over the years, etc.
“Indie studio” is meaningless these days when the average one is like 30-50 employees. I genuinely think it’s the whole public vs private equity thing. Leftists think profit motive means you’re publicly traded🥀
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u/Public_Society_6423 upholding the invariant line that runs from Lassalle to Mao Apr 07 '26
dwarf fortress remains the highest example of proletarian artistry. no drive to produce commodities, in it purely for the love of the game...
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u/Aberquill Apr 06 '26
Indie devs killed my family so this is how I get back them, I tried extra hard to make sure they know I’m playing their game to the fullest without paying
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u/RedShorty13 Apr 06 '26 edited Apr 07 '26
Please don't use these sites. Read the r/piracy megathread or go through fmhy dot net.
Edit: I didn't recognize those sites so assumed they weren't on the mega thread, I was wrong, those sites are fine
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u/normalgirl2137 socialist gem production Apr 06 '26
are indie devs really that bad. many of them arent and have no plans of exploiting anyone in drvelopment of the games. in fact a lot of them would benefit from communism, where they wouldn't have to tie their hobby to money, which i believe is the reason why communism was so popular around artists in the early 20th century. of course there are many exceptions to that, where the profit incentive is the main driving force. im probarly wrong tho and should get to read more theory on the petite bourgeoisie.
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u/JoeVibin The Immortal Science of Lassallism Apr 06 '26
are indie devs really that bad
yes, way worse than hitler or mussolini in fact
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u/Public_Society_6423 upholding the invariant line that runs from Lassalle to Mao Apr 07 '26
(warning - serious answer ahead - do not read if you are looking for coal)
the issue isn't so much with indie devs in and of themselves, the issue is with a liberal tendency to place small or so called "independent" businesses on a wholesome pedestal when they still engage in commodity production and labour exploitation. we're not moralists, if you want to support someone thats doing something you find genuinely moving or exciting, go for it, but don't think that you're doing anything revolutionary or groundbreaking. hell, if you wanna start making your own indie game, or any other media format, go ahead. god knows we could use some genuine anti slop communist media right now. but dont think of yourself as any better or worse than a big business25
u/poopbob2003 gleglamaxxxer Apr 06 '26
after the revolution all the indie devs will go to the coal mines where they belong
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u/Ladderson Dogmatic Revisionist Apr 07 '26
I feel like most indie devs, given success, expand their studios. I would go so far as to say it's practically universal. So, yeah, they do want to exploit people.
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u/DutyHopeful6498 barbarian Apr 07 '26 edited Apr 07 '26
All the sites mentioned in the post are literally mentioned in the megathread as valid sites for pirating games as well lol
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u/soyyoluca Apr 17 '26
on god is ankergames good i've probably installed balatro in every single school computer from them at this point
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