So, do any pirates here have a grasp in what this asshole feels towards piracy in general? Should we be worried? I’m worried he’ll install an FCC that’ll work against internet rights, that’s one concern.

I’d like to hear what thoughts you have.

  • ASDraptor@lemmy.autism.place
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    Even if it’s not directly related to piracy, he will try to censor the internet in ways that will harm your possibilities of consuming pirated content.

    Get a vpn. From a country that doesn’t make part of the 14 eyes, with real no-logs policy and, if possible, that accepts cash, crypto or prepaid cards. Ditch windows too.

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      PSA: all women in Trumpistan should be especially very mindful of state-level surveillance of their internet use, whether or not they pirate stuff. But this is also good advice for all pirates.

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    I for one welcome the new piracy arms race, every time someone tries to stop piracy, piracy gets easier and more efficient.

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    I don’t think he’s been vocal one way or another about piracy, but i wouldn’t be surprised if he appointed a fresh group of jackoffs with something to prove

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    Everything will be fine unless someone shows him an active torrent of The Apprentice and explains he doesn’t get paid residuals if people watch it that way.

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      is he paid residuals for theater and streaming sales? 🤮 if so, this would be a great reason to pirate it.

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    I doubt he knows what it is but at least one of his fascist collaborators probably do.

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    the last 16 years had 4 years of republican rule. the democrats are very responsible for the fact that the feds are going after pirates (crime against rich stakeholders) instead of crimes against the members of the general American demographic as a principle.

    the change from public servants to corporate military is a bipartisan problem, folks

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    oh yeah, it’s all gone, he’s for the oligarch media owners, expect pirate sites to be nuked across the board, expect internet access to be 10x more expensive, expect vpn’s to be curtailed if not outlawed outright. it’s the end of all things. this is no hyperbole.

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      Eh, not necessarily. Hollywood hates piracy and Trump hates Hollywood, it might actually be as simple as that.

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    Worry is the worst use of imagination. The latter can take you all sorts of places, whereas the former is more of a rocking chair: misleadingly distracting but essentially stationary. 🙇🏽‍♂️