Quote Originally Posted by Monk View Post
I know this is gonna make me sound authoritarian but... entertainment isn't a right, neither are games. If you've read between the lines of my posts you know my stance on Piracy, but you can't justify it by saying "but people can't afford games."

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Communist Monk has spoken:




It's a reality and it really sucks, but you will not die if you cannot play the new Halo, or watch the new Bond movie, or read the next J.R.R Martin book. Odds are if you cannot afford the mediums you enjoy that entertain you, you have much bigger issues you should be worrying about.

Or you're a kid. In which case either learn how to beg or get a rich girlfriend. Or boyfriend. I mean, whatever you want little dude/dudette.
True, entertainment is not a right. But try to explain that to a kid. My point was that it wasn't difficult to obtain pirated games back in the day. The kids of that era are now adults, and most of them pay for games. How will we know what the next generation will do? I've seen today's kids. They seem a lot more ungrateful than when I was a kid.

Bigger issues to worry about? Kids don't pay rent. They don't pay the bills. They don't buy groceries. They don't worry about their family's monetary problems. Explaining to the average kid that money is an issue isn't that effective. Unless kids have become aware of the economy and their social status, I highly doubt they will truly understand the extent of their situation. Kids aren't that smart. I should know. I was a kid. Too bad I still have the mind of one.

I am slightly under the influence, so my train of thought is knackered.