This is my main point of contention. Communist jannies now translate your favorite anime, your favorite studio hardly sees a red cent, normies have flooded your hobby - what's more, what profit they do see makes them pander more to what they see as modern western values. To top it all off, Crunchyroll sold all your info. GG.

You're basically throwing your money away and the Japanese hate you just as much if you were to pirate their export, all while getting fucked. It isn't the morally superior option despite all the shoulda, coulda, woulda around the topic.

It's better to just pirate and then buy the merch.