He's right, somewhat. A lot of people do use warez. But a lot of people also don't, and they work hard for what little they have and do the best they can with it. I've used warez, all of us have, let's be honest. But you move away from it. Cracked programs work about as good as my body these days. That ain't good. And, download warez and you got a 50/50 chance of gettin a virus from some smart ass that thinks it's funny. On the other hand, do you have any idea how many legitimate businesses are using pirated and illegally installed software to do business with? Microsoft started their whole piracy detection jihad last year. But that program wasn't to catch individuals using warez. It was to bust offices and networks using unlicensed software and pirated software. Do you REALLY think every game development business in the world uses legitimate copies of MAX and Maya and Softimage? Cause if you do, I have some rare collectible shit I'd like to sell you. Now, don't get me wrong, I agree with rosity's policy of deleting people that ask about or offer warez. And I do think there's a big difference between pirating a big rich company and pirating some poor slob here at rosity or commune that's worked their butt off trying to make something nice to sell and earn a few dollars. Sure, I'd love the latest version of MAX or Photoshop or PSP. But I'll struggle along using my now, I suppose, outdated versions. And I'll do far superior work to some goof that collects warez and doesn't know what it's like to bust your ass trying to learn a single program. Do I care if bill collects or trades warez? Hell no. I could care less. It's his life. I refuse to overreat to what, in the end, is essentially non-important bullshit.

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