Is invite trading really that bad?

The thing is, I actually didn't put in effort at all. I could count on one hand the number of sites I've actually needed to "socialize" for. The truth is, pretty much everything you need can be found by hitting power user at a big tracker with an invite forum. Sites that people waste time trading for here could be obtained by putting in the effort to hit PU at a site like What. Most of my so called "rare" sites were given to me without asking and in some cases (FTN), barely knowing the person at all.

I've asked for three sites in my time with bittorrent: What.cd (my first tracker other than Demonoid), HDBits and E. Most of my other trackers were from unlimited invite offers, open signups, or occasionally a good friend.

The people who "socialize" for invites are easy to spot and don't necessarily succeed. Participate in a community because you want to, not because you're working an angle.
 
The headache is generally because you're dehydrated. And as the water leaves your body (in the obvious way) it filters through your kidneys, filtering out ions as well (mostly sodium and potassium). Really gatorade's the closest thing you'll get to a hangover cure, though it's definitely not some miracle thing that'll clear your symptoms instantly. Those simply don't exist.

The beer in the morning thing only works if you're still at least slightly drunk (in my experience anyway), in which case you're just prolonging the buzz and setting yourself up for the elusive 5pm hangover :P
 
ca_aok said:
The headache is generally because you're dehydrated. And as the water leaves your body (in the obvious way) it filters through your kidneys, filtering out ions as well (mostly sodium and potassium). Really gatorade's the closest thing you'll get to a hangover cure, though it's definitely not some miracle thing that'll clear your symptoms instantly. Those simply don't exist.

The beer in the morning thing only works if you're still at least slightly drunk (in my experience anyway), in which case you're just prolonging the buzz and setting yourself up for the elusive 5pm hangover :P
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Now that's something I had never considered before. Thanks guys! Soon enough I will have the chance to test that.

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Thanks for quoting an article that proves I was right and you were wrong, I appreciate it. Then you proceed to try and argue your failure of a point after the proof is quoted directly above. Just because you "feel" something is theft, doesn't make it so, whether in the eyes of the law or the general public.

And I have no idea what you're blabbering about with your RIAA style trolling, but there's never been any proof that a download is a lost sale. There's no way I'd buy everything I pirate, and that's the simple and indisputable truth for a huge portion of pirates out there.

We get it. You're a badass software pirate who's breaking all the rules and couldn't give a shit about it. No one cares.

Maybe a picture will help you understand.

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Tutela said:
No idol, what I meant was, if everyone was honest, there wouldn't be any need for the rules.
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If everyone was honest according to what measure? I'd say I only have a modicum of honesty, considering I pirate material for crying out loud; while other people have enough honesty to become cops and stay as such.

Rules are there so that there is an accepted moral basis for all people to adhere to, that leaves personal interpretations of fundamental situations out of the question.
 
If you want to offer something nice to someone and want to get something nice in return, then there is nothing wrong with trading in this particular example. If two traders are good people and they simply want to enjoy the trackers they want to get into, there is nothing wrong with exchanging invites to those trackers.
 
"The Moral Law causes the people to be in complete accord with their ruler, so that they will follow him regardless of their lives, undismayed by any danger."
-Sun Tzu

"Moral Law is a belief system - some would say a philosophy. It’s comprised of your personal values and, thus, guides how you architect and live your life."
-DumbLitteMan

And I made slight modifications to my sig :D
 
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