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Seeking alternative compression. Hopefully wrong on average. Shameless. Started @getcognito and @bloom

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    1. John Backus‏ @backus Jun 11

      Does your mental model of human behavior explain the 2000s warez scene? • Competition to leak high profile albums • High risk of prison • Not for profit! • Against rules to share leaks outside The Scene • Not about love for music. They leaked the SpongeBob movie soundtrack

      27 replies 80 retweets 307 likes
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    2. John Backus‏ @backus Jun 11

      In other words: • Highly competitive • High risk • No financial motive • No ideological motive (like liberating music or taking down the industry) • Not about love of art

      9 replies 15 retweets 73 likes
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    3. John Backus‏ @backus Jun 11

      lol. Just after I tweet this, I turn to the next page and read this.pic.twitter.com/04bHpMsXIt

      4 replies 3 retweets 59 likes
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    4. John Backus‏ @backus Jun 11

      Basically, two of the top Scene members tried to leave in 2007 but couldn't escape the urge to keep leaking. They started up again, anonymously.

      4 replies 2 retweets 42 likes
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      John Backus‏ @backus Aug 3

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      Followup conundrum from the same book. Why were people *paying* to use a private torrent tracker?https://twitter.com/backus/status/1025559220836429826?s=21 …

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      John Backus @backus
      Why were people *paying* to use OiNK, an exclusive BitTorrent tracker? > Classic economist: Unlimited choice > effort and risk > Behavioral economist: Habit! > Political theorist: They're rebelling against corporations! > Sociologist: People want to be in an exclusive community pic.twitter.com/om38PbIuWg
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        1. Jacob Shiach‏ @JacobShiach Aug 3
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          Rhetorical? Oink and predecessors waffles and what were amazing tools for music discovery, want that rare ep the band made 2 of and didnt mean to release theyve got it, want it in flac, got that too.

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        1. Benjamin Crane  💫‏ @bjc290 Aug 3
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          Communities are fascinating.

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