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Originally Posted by deviant
Astropin, your logic follows the idea that everyone should behave in a moral way - which, in reality, is often a case of "you help me and I'll help you", rarely a case of unquestionable love (like the one parents give you while asking for nothing in return) and extremely rarely a case of "love you enemies".
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Hate to burst your bubble, but when parents are giving you "unquestionable love," they are banking on your returning that with care for them in their old age. So, in actuality, it is "you help me and I'll help you."
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Originally Posted by deviant
Money, like so many other things, is relative. If I had billions to throw around, I wouldn't bother with something like pirated material. It's the fact that the greedy publishers and distributors want so much money and inflate the prices that I (and undoubtedly many youth like myself) turn to less than legal alternatives.
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A very popular dodge. Rich people steal, too. And using "high prices" as an excuse does not wash. If I can't afford something, I walk away. I don't steal it. Welcome to Functioning Society.
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Should authors be relegated to charity and donations then? Or perhaps people should just buy books for no other purpose than to support the poor author?
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That beats the hell out of stealing from them... but even an author doesn't want you to buy their books, unless you expect to enjoy it. (Except for those who want to con you into thinking you will, just to get the sale. But most of those authors already have publishers for that.)