Okay, I told @AtwaterRhodes that I'd have a more in-depth response when I got home, and here I am, at home. So here goes: WHY PIRATING BOOKS IS NOTHING AT ALL LIKE BORROWING IT FROM THE LIBRARY AND ALSO DON'T DO IT: A THREAD. Now, for this argument I'm going to make an assumption--first because it's a fair one to make, and second because the argument hinges on it. The assumption is this: Every opportunity you are given to read a book is done with the goal of convincing you to buy the book.