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Originally Posted by eschwartz
So then... why would you spend money on PD books?...
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Because I don't care.
Not whether to spend money. Like everyone else, I'm fine with saving some bucks.
But I don't care about the source, PD or not.
If I'm interested in the title and my usual merchant has it, I buy it.
To me, not bothering about such stuff belongs to "quality of life". I'd rather increase my income, than having to start to care about whether to buy what I want to have.
Within reason of course.
When Stephen King's "The Stand" was (if I remember correctly) € 45, I hesitated for a few days, whether to buy it. I eventually did, of course.
Again: To me it's all about the value I get.
PD or not: If I get 10 hours out of it, what's € 10? Cheapest hobby ever.
€ 1 per hour? Cinema is 10 times the amount, going to a (good) restaurant 50 times the amount.
I might have spent those € 10 without need. But for one, I'll never know as I don't do the research. And last but not least: If I would be into savings, I would focus on total figures. Then I wouldn't got to the restaurant, but buy some bread from the bakery next door.
Some might say: "Save wherever you can".
My philosophy always has been, to (within my financial limits) follow my desires.
And fortunately enough, I can regulate my income. If I want to spend above my budget, I don't forsake my respective wishes but increase my income accordingly (within natural limits, obviously).