I think crossing picket lines is a bad thing to do, even when it's completely legal (which it usually is) and even if, as a broke consumer, it's to your financial benefit to do so (which it also usually is) If you don't, well, it's your decision to make
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I just people would fucking own it though and not take the insane stance that they're the ones "on strike" by consuming something by paying less money for it, like authors are landlords and you're rent striking Come the fuck on
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It's like you're taking Uber over a cab because it's cheaper and easier and saying "I'm striking against that rent-seeking cab monopoly and Dr oppressive government regulations I'm noble, I'm a hero"
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I'm sure plenty of people think the licensing fees for ebooks are bloated and the restrictions are onerous and the whole thing is bad for the consumer They talk about unions like that too, literally all of them (teachers unions, nurses unions, etc)
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There isn't a union in the world that doesn't get slammed for making it harder to do business, creating red tape and, most of all, raising prices Often with justification, sure You should still never cross a picket line
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