Buried in Plastic - Piracy and Children.

[sonictail]

I've been doing a lot of thinking recently. I know it's rather dangerous but I’m at the stage where I’m starting to firm up some thoughts, figure out plans of attack etc. One of the issues is piracy and how to combat it's effects / is it worthwhile spending that time. You all have heard the arguments for and against so that isn't the point of

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[dortamur]

I don't think you'll ever be able to avoid this sort of situation - that some people just won't pay for something if they can get it for free, with no thought for the people who created that product. It's a sad fact that some people are just plain selfish. Some people will, though, if they can afford it, and products like games need to find a balance between affordability and value, such that enough people do buy it.

Growing up my family had minimal disposable income, so I was raised with the mentality to hunt the bargains, support quality stuff, and save. Now that I'm older with more disposable income, I still very rarely pay full price for something - but I do buy a heck of a lot more than I used to, but usually I'll wait for specials, discounts, etc. Occasionally I'll buy something second-hand too.

Still, I think a lot of software, and DLC, is overpriced. At least physical media has specials and drops in price - DLC specials are few and far between. Love Steam weekend specials though. ^_^

Those "Piracy is Stealing" ads at the start of some movies really tick me off. Rubbish, I say - it's not the same at all. Well, sounds like for the woman you witnessed, maybe it is closer to the truth. Now if only there was a photo that could be capped and put on failblog.com under the "parenting fail" category...