What do you think has changed over time with pirates? Pirates really have changed a lot over time. When you hear pirates you think of Blackbeard and those types of pirates however you never really think about the ones that are active currently. Most pirates from back in the past targeted ships, some also launched attacks on coastal towns. We often think of pirates as daring or evil and brutish, however most of them were ordinary people who had been forced to turn to criminal activity to make ends meet. You may not hear that much about modern pirates however they are a huge problem facing society, they still practice kidnapping people for ransom, robbing, and murdering however they are more dangerous probably due to the new modern technology. Due to the raiding of cargo ships and other ships there is an estimated annual loss due to piracy worldwide at about $13 to $16 billion. I believe that we should put in more effort to get rid of these criminals, because if we do not, more damage will be caused and there will be lots of belongings stolen from cargo ships.
Pirates have also played a big role in modern pop-culture. This is seen in movie series such as The Pirate of the Caribbean. However, it also led to the most popular and sold manga/anime of all time, which is One Piece. One Piece is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda, in 1997 and is still going strong. It has recently surpassed batman and is second overall in comic sales.