For me, and I know a lot of friends who feel this way, the industry standard software is priced at an industry standard level. And when it comes to being able to keep up your skills outside of work, it's very difficult when faced with those industry standard prices. 3K for a copy of Max? Other software, such as the Quixel…
I no longer pirate music. Because Spotify offers me a good deal for music; I don't own it but my music tastes change too much to buy everything on albums. I do buy one or two albums a year like I always used to. I no longer pirate most movies or series. Netflix offers a pretty good deal; I don't own it but I tend to only…