It’s not unpopular, it’s just that on Lemmy and in tech circles, it’s not cool to pay for things. Cool people steal content they have no rights to because they like doing crime and not having consequences. I’m a carpenter, and I work hard for a living, so I value work and my ethics are to reward others for their work. Pirates don’t see the world that way, no matter what bullshit they spew about how horrible a company is or how it doesn’t deserve to be paid. Your not alone, but it might seem that way on Lemmy.