When I was young I was lucky to get one or two new books a month because money was tight for my family. Did I end up with a shelf full of books? Yes, and they were all read repeatedly, but that gets old after a time. The library was always there for me, with new stories I hadn't read/heard yet. Some of the books I later bought were by the very authors I had been introduced to in the library.
That author is allowed his opinion, but I have the right to think he is cutting off his nose to spite his face. I also have the right to not buy his works because I don't like HIM. Same reason I will not watch a Tom Cruise movie, even the old ones I have seen before. I refuse to put my money or interest toward something/someone I dislike.
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