Even sailing the open seas is better for HBO/JKR than just boycotting. Every casual conversation, favorable post, fan art, merch buy, etc. keeps it in the zeitgeist and keeps the money machine rolling forward.
Pirating something like HP just to watch it alone, never discuss it, and never interact with the IP is at best a total waste of your time when there’s so much other content out there not propping up TERFs.
On one hand, it’s the complete opposite of seeding and will exhaust seeders’ patience and steal bandwidth from people who want to watch it. So that’s actually hilarious.
But on the other hand, it does ultimately come off as and inflate demand. It could stretch and artificially boost perceived hype over time. Like if a seeder sees constant downloading of it, or leechers see other leechers after years, they will be empowered in their hype for the thing.
I think the correct thing to do might be to report any torrents you find to the copyright holders and drive spite between consumers and the copyright holders. This may increase direct money spent, but it also acts as a deterrent from the media. And one thing that’s really apparent here is that there’s all kinds of people who act on all kinds of reasons: morality alone, the shared active goal of draining interest in the media and franchise and jkr herself, only not wanting to give jkr money but still wanting to consume hp, etc.
So, statistically, in order to kill the idea of hp, telling people to simply not consume hp at all isn’t enough, and in some cases, may create a taboo or even spite motivation. Shame is a very strong motivator, but clearly, either some people aren’t quite getting there, comprehension wise, or don’t give enough of a fuck about the effects, or some level of values and combination… Basically it’s just not enough on its own to tell people it’s wrong and why because people are… Human.
Tldr: If you care about trans people’s civil and human rights, just let go of hp. Don’t just boycott spending, boycott using at all. I know this is clearly a big ask, but I sincerely think that if-statement holds true.
That just makes it more visible to others pirating it, again reinforcing its presence on the internet. Just don’t watch it, is it really that impossible for you to do that?
Pirating something like HP just to watch it alone, never discuss it, and never interact with the IP is at best a total waste of your time when there’s so much other content out there not propping up TERFs.
that’s how i consume most of my TV. TV in general is a total waste of time.
Let people enjoy things the way they do. Not everyone needs to “engage with the IP” or whatever else in order to have a good time simply watching a show on their own.
Never upvote an article about the show returning for another season?
Never like a meme or a gif?
If a friend or family member asks you what you thought of the new season, do you lie and say you haven’t watched it or do you try and change the subject?
If you’re watching the news and they cut to an interview with the cast do you immediately change the channel?
If you usually buy bananas at the grocery store but now they’re promoting the show, do you go find another grocery store?
There’s a huge chasm between boycotting something and even a little engagement, and every little bit of engagement, even free engagement, reflects positively on the content marketing strategy.
Why do I have to justify my lack of engagement to you. No, I don’t do that stuff. I don’t buy branded bananas, I don’t watch cable tv, and I block ads. I don’t recommend TV shows by transphobes in my day to day, as far as I’m aware.
Honestly, you yourself are probably contributing more to Harry Potter engagement by posting about it on a public forum. All publicity is good publicity, after all. I’m not out here judging you for it.
How many of those things enrich JK by you watching them?
How does watching something already produced, given away for free like a TMZ segment, enrich JK?
We’re not buying her shit. It doesn’t matter how much related media is consumed. If we talk about it with people who similarly know better than to buy any of it, it’s not making her money.
Besides, if you’re paying for HBO for any reason, you’re already paying her more money than any amount of talk amongst pirates ever would.
but seriously though i only really talk about the very best shows that are actually worth talking about. i doubt harry potter ends up being that, but even if it does it’ll be pretty easy to enjoy on my own and never discuss with anyone. it’s harry potter. again. what is left to discuss anyway?
I can see a way
Even sailing the open seas is better for HBO/JKR than just boycotting. Every casual conversation, favorable post, fan art, merch buy, etc. keeps it in the zeitgeist and keeps the money machine rolling forward.
Pirating something like HP just to watch it alone, never discuss it, and never interact with the IP is at best a total waste of your time when there’s so much other content out there not propping up TERFs.
I’m gonna pirate it just to delete it over and over again
ETA: Anyone know how to pipe a torrent to /dev/null?
Wtf. Creating constant demand for it?
I wonder what the net effects of that really are…
On one hand, it’s the complete opposite of seeding and will exhaust seeders’ patience and steal bandwidth from people who want to watch it. So that’s actually hilarious.
But on the other hand, it does ultimately come off as and inflate demand. It could stretch and artificially boost perceived hype over time. Like if a seeder sees constant downloading of it, or leechers see other leechers after years, they will be empowered in their hype for the thing.
I think the correct thing to do might be to report any torrents you find to the copyright holders and drive spite between consumers and the copyright holders. This may increase direct money spent, but it also acts as a deterrent from the media. And one thing that’s really apparent here is that there’s all kinds of people who act on all kinds of reasons: morality alone, the shared active goal of draining interest in the media and franchise and jkr herself, only not wanting to give jkr money but still wanting to consume hp, etc.
So, statistically, in order to kill the idea of hp, telling people to simply not consume hp at all isn’t enough, and in some cases, may create a taboo or even spite motivation. Shame is a very strong motivator, but clearly, either some people aren’t quite getting there, comprehension wise, or don’t give enough of a fuck about the effects, or some level of values and combination… Basically it’s just not enough on its own to tell people it’s wrong and why because people are… Human.
Tldr: If you care about trans people’s civil and human rights, just let go of hp. Don’t just boycott spending, boycott using at all. I know this is clearly a big ask, but I sincerely think that if-statement holds true.
I think qbittorrent might be able to do it. You can choose your network interface, but I don’t know if it will let you put /dev/null in that box.
I was thinking of mounting it in a docker volume but the torrent doesn’t work :-/
Probably have to script something.
Hardlinking /dev/null to something like /terf/trash and use that would be an option in that case.
That just makes it more visible to others pirating it, again reinforcing its presence on the internet. Just don’t watch it, is it really that impossible for you to do that?
I do this with metallica’s entire library every couple of years. I know in my brain it does nothing but my heart says it makes lars cry.
Thank you for the great idea.
Like how I torrent the entire Metallica catalogue once a year, just as a little ‘fuck you’ to Lars.
Yeah it’s better to forget and let it go for 10-20 years.
Let the hype die and poison her business ventures so she stops raking in cash from this.
I liked Harry Potter as a kid. My wife was obsessed with it. But we both don’t want our money funding trans hate.
that’s how i consume most of my TV. TV in general is a total waste of time.
You must be great at small talk…
Yikes…talk about bad at small talk.
That’s how I watch TV for the most part too.
Let people enjoy things the way they do. Not everyone needs to “engage with the IP” or whatever else in order to have a good time simply watching a show on their own.
So like, you never talk about it??
Never upvote an article about the show returning for another season?
Never like a meme or a gif?
If a friend or family member asks you what you thought of the new season, do you lie and say you haven’t watched it or do you try and change the subject?
If you’re watching the news and they cut to an interview with the cast do you immediately change the channel?
If you usually buy bananas at the grocery store but now they’re promoting the show, do you go find another grocery store?
There’s a huge chasm between boycotting something and even a little engagement, and every little bit of engagement, even free engagement, reflects positively on the content marketing strategy.
Why do I have to justify my lack of engagement to you. No, I don’t do that stuff. I don’t buy branded bananas, I don’t watch cable tv, and I block ads. I don’t recommend TV shows by transphobes in my day to day, as far as I’m aware.
Honestly, you yourself are probably contributing more to Harry Potter engagement by posting about it on a public forum. All publicity is good publicity, after all. I’m not out here judging you for it.
How many of those things enrich JK by you watching them?
How does watching something already produced, given away for free like a TMZ segment, enrich JK?
We’re not buying her shit. It doesn’t matter how much related media is consumed. If we talk about it with people who similarly know better than to buy any of it, it’s not making her money.
Besides, if you’re paying for HBO for any reason, you’re already paying her more money than any amount of talk amongst pirates ever would.
small talk? lol.
but seriously though i only really talk about the very best shows that are actually worth talking about. i doubt harry potter ends up being that, but even if it does it’ll be pretty easy to enjoy on my own and never discuss with anyone. it’s harry potter. again. what is left to discuss anyway?
Stallman level extremism that will have no meaningful impact.
You’re wasting time that could be better spent shit posting circle jerking about hating Harry Potter like a Christian Karen
I don’t see how Johnny Depp dressed as a pira… Oh.
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Benefit of the doubt you’re too young to remember HBO tracking torrent downloads for Game of Thrones…
But no, even pirating it isn’t ethical, because that’s been viewed as another form of ratings for well over a decade.
At least this one don’t bring money up the chain
But I get your point
Unfortunately for this circumstance, still no.