I don’t know that a pirate’s motive is really what determines whether or not piracy does good. I read somewhere at some point [citation needed] that a large percentage of the people who pirate wouldn’t otherwise have bought the thing anyway. In those cases, that pirate would maybe never have been a sale, but is still spreading feedback and recommendations for the thing through word of mouth, and then some of the pirate’s friends might buy the thing, netting sales that wouldn’t otherwise have been made.

Of course whether or not it’s ethical is another matter, and that’s where motive probably comes in.

I’ve had this exact same thought for so much of my life and it’s always made me feel a little better. We all get there eventually, no need to rush it, may as well just find out what comes next.

I’d say sandwiches, depending on what you want to put in them. A loaf of healthy (low sugar) bread isn’t going to be the cheapest option on the shelf, but if you’re dividing the cost by the number of sandwiches you can make out of it, it still ends up amounting to a large number of really inexpensive meals. I normally just add some meat, cheese, lettuce, and tomato, and it’s very nutritional and also delicious.

Yeah exactly this. Most of the subs I used to be active in are still restricted or just meme subs now. I’m checking in to watch the drama until I can’t use RIF anymore, but it’s all lurking for me now and I just don’t have any interest in engaging there anymore.

RIF is all I ever used, too. I’ll miss it!