[N00bN00b]

There is a counter movement, for example, these guys place a significant role (and as far as I know primarily with a practical focus): https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/

[bserge]

They are the worst pirates I've ever heard of.

[theodric]

If everything I've paid for and supposedly own some right to access can be taken away from me by a wayward algorithm at a moment's notice with zero recourse, you bet your ass I'm going to "pirate" content, even if I still buy it first!

[bserge]

Ah, but you have heard of them!

(gotta do everything myself, but I can go to sleep now :D)

[TeMPOraL]

This is HN; best jokes are like apples - hard, but not too hard, and in moderation.

[LivelyTortoise]

If it makes you feel better, I immediately spoke this line in my head after reading your post :-)

[jjulius]

Well, shit, I apologize for calling your comment a "terribly inaccurate, sweeping generalization" (I can't edit my response, the option isn't there).

Well done here, I'm the asshole. :)

[kbenson]

Post in the top 5 of the subreddit currently: "Is there a good self hosted, cross platform OneNote / SimpleNote like app out there ?"

Yep, scum of the earth. /s

[jjulius]

What a terribly inaccurate, sweeping generalization.

[BHSPitMonkey]

(Pretty sure it was just a joke reference to 'Pirates of the Caribbean'.)

[jjulius]

This isn't going to be the best response of mine by HN standards, but:

Well, fuck me.

[N00bN00b]

>They are the worst pirates I've ever heard of.

They are. They don't even know how to pirate.

The best pirates would never use free open source solutions. They'd just take whatever corporate solution that's the flavor of the day and then use that with anxiety inducing cracks that will give your antivirus a heart attack.