I thought this was from /r/circlejerk until I saw the subreddit it was posted on (Game of Thrones "take my money" site)
I seriously thought that this was a post on r/circlejerk until I looked. Unfortunately, this piece of work was posted on the default sub r/technology.
HBO shows have always been a private club of sorts. You either have to have a subscription, or you can purchase DVDs/Blurays of their shows when they come out. Since this is HBO's property, they have the rights to decide when and how their products are distributed. Whether this is a sustainable business model in the future is irrelevant.
The comments are surprisingly good considering the backlash I've seen in other places. But the fact remains that some entitled neckbeards voted this up to justify their piracy.
I also don't see how this thread is related to technology.
Posted Jun 7, 2012, 8:20 AM UTC · edited
See, you have people who say 'Oh, I wish it was on netflixs, so I wouldn't have to pirate', but these are the people who pirate, then don't buy the DVD. If you actually cared about the company, like these people profess to do, just fucking give them money, and not complain it is too much.
I think this thread covered a lot of the things as well.