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> a strange position to have for knowledge workers whos main output is also intellectual property that is stolen constantly by others.

It's not that strange for folks who consider the value of even significant chunks of code or distributed software to be close to zero. Combine that with the lack of value of copy protection at its significant and it makes total sense why developers may have a weak stance on piracy.

I think at the end of the day people just don't care.