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Originally Posted by mr ploppy
First uploader status has a lot of prestige in pirate circles. I can't really see why paying for something would make them want to keep it to themselves, any more than if they had spent days converting a paperback nobody else had done yet.
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I went to a meetup once and someone explained that also, it's similar to a potluck. Make a casserole or a pie to share with the crowd and you get to also sample everyone else's cooking. And yeah, there is a lot of high-fiving for being the first to release.