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Originally Posted by Rizla
Strange comment. How does it serve those who can't pay? Will the privation toughen up those unable to pay? Shame for the kids born into poor families who can't afford books.
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It's only strange if you don't think about it. Poor Billy can't afford anything. If you cater to Poor Billy's price point, you won't be able to support yourself by writing books. So your books won't exist to begin with, or only very few will and those without the kind of quality they could have if you could afford to pay editors and such.
But if you write for those who CAN pay, then your books will exist -- and Poor Billy can check them out from the library, borrow them from a friend, or buy the used paper back when it hits his local garage sale. A book that exists will always be a better option for Poor Billy, even if he can't afford it the first day it's released.
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Originally Posted by Rizla
Hmmm. Rampant Corporatism / 'free-market' capitalism / globalization has the same effect where people are forced to worked for poverty wages.
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I guess they could just choose to starve. Methinks a job that exists is superior to one that doesn't exist.
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Originally Posted by Rizla
Ultimately your arguments are ideologically based and have no bearing on reality.
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No bearing on reality? lol! Oh yes. Tell us of the reality where everyone works for the good of others. From each according to their abilities, to each according to their needs. How wonderful. Yeah. That system works SOOO much better than captialism which is based on self interest. Thank you so much for the education.
Lee