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Buy their merch rather than feeding the beast
Even if that was ok, I'm sure people who pirate buy a ton of merch from all the artists they pirate, that's why all those artists get a ton of money.
I'm sure that small to medium artists don't get fleeced by Spotify and get a ton of money from a service that almost everyone in the west is using. /s
I'm sure they are on Spotify (which is shitty anyway) and other streaming services by choice. And if you are against streaming services, feel free to buy their albums.
There are bands that I legit can't buy the MP3s from.
I use bandcamp to throw some cash at them, it's a fair offer and ok price.
Sure, bandcamp is a very good option to buy albums. But that doesn't give one the right to pirate.
What if Margaret Mead, at her age, smoked grass