Nintendo sues Reddit mod for $4.5M, says it's a reasonable amount that is 'nowhere near' enough money
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Nintendo is going after a man who it alleges sent thousands of messages promoting piracy websites while also asking for donations
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In the last 24 hours I’ve had a great time playing Heroes of Might and Magic 3 on my laptop, feeling pleased about my 800+ games on Steam and the fact that I’m not having my life ruined by Shigeru Miyamoto’s lawyers. This is what people get wrong about boycotts and the defeatist refrain, “no ethical consumption under capitalism.” It ignores that, on the example of Nintendo, I have not purchased any of their systems since the New 2DS XL. No Switch, definitely no Switch 2. And in leveraging that opportunity cost I have instead directed my resources to one of their competitors, which has had immediate benefits for my own personal life.

It’s not about what you want to kill, it’s about what you want to grow. I am helping to support the increased use of Linux by using Linux, paying for products that have Linux, and naturally advertising for Linux as a result of that being a part of my life. I don’t care how successful Nintendo is, because I am already free from their enshittification.

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Could you then explain:

I think it’s better to boycott Nintendo outright, rather than pirate their games. Piracy is still promotion, it still benefits them, and anyone going out of their way to facilitate Nintendo piracy is clearly putting themselves at great risk. Even video content creators who are doing nothing illegal are at risk of legal battles they often can’t afford.

what you then meant by this?

’Cause last time I recall in history, when fascist corporations exists, there’s literally only one remedy for boycotting them.


Your linux plight is honestly hearsay to this conversation, and I support it, as an anarchist. But Nintendo has already C&D MANY linux projects. How many more linux projects do you want to see C&D?

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