Piracy saves money

Precisely. I don't see torrenting wrong if you really can't afford digital streaming or games. Netflix has made piracy less popular when it first came out, but with the proliferation of copy cat rival services, piracy became vogue again.

I prefer not to torrent games unless the game is owned by huge asshole companies like EA or Ubisoft. These big companies could absorb financial losses from torrenting because there are always idiots who will pay for their bog standard games. Small devs should be supported instead (also, small time filmmakers should be supported by paying to see their movies as well).

My friends think I am rich despite circumstances. But no, I just save money by torrenting. I use the money that I don't buy essentials with, on learning new skills, socialising and developing hobbies. My rule of not buying new games until I clear a portion of my backlog is working on not going on impulse buying that my friends tend to do. A couple of my friends are pretty frivolous and complain when they don't have savings. A lot of younger folks still think that the environment that allowed boomers to spend money and enjoy their youths, buy a house, get married and then raise a family with couple of kids still applies. Now, we have to sacrifice one over the other and this is what I have been telling people in my generation.

How does one pirate porcelain, a wheel, and oxblood glaze?

But I can't pirate salt water aquarium fish and corals.

yet

i thought you wrote "self hosting ads" which would be an interesting choice

hold on I need to self host amethyst beads and brass wire

And watch that electricity bill, adding a bunch of hardware to play around with and your utility company suddenly thinks there must be an additional person living there...

Ah, a fine hobby indeed! I have so many arduinos, pis, and various modules strewn about with little to show for it.

For over a year I've tried to sell jewelry I made mostly because the proper materials cost so much, but there isn't any-fucking-where where you can sell crafts without being a professional for a fair price that covers all materials and gives tiny compensation for the time and work.

Og dawn of war with unification is fucking awesome. It's not entirely like the tt game, but I personally think it's better.