I get what you mean, but, again, I didn't decided. The world did. No amount of semantics and hate will change this. Between bread, water and shelter, where aren't the things I mentioned, luxuries? By the way, luxuries are considered things you buy that don't impact your survival, no matter the price. You cna look it up. Water? Needed for survival? A game, book, phone? No needed, luxuries.
And trying to compare a healthcare professional to a game creator is quite a thing, too.
I am speaking about a system of abundance, not a system of necessities. In a system of necessities, yes, games and consequentially art, is not necessary for survival. I am assuming you are American since I am American and as we both live in a system of abundance in this country where our resources are funneled to the wealthy and their businesses. it is very suspicious to me when someone boasts about being a healthcare professional while also criticizing what is a luxury and what isn't when healthcare itself is treated as a luxury here. It is wrong. But yes, to end my point, in a world where games are not accessible by everyone, I do not believe that this should lessen the value of games and the lives of those who create games. When art is accessible (as it should be) it is not just a good to purchase, but a different way to look at the world around us. So again I ask, who are you to say what is a luxury and what isn't in this world when your line of work gets to decides who lives and dies just because of how much money they have?
I am not an American by the way. Healthcare where I come from is not considered a luxury but a right or at least one the citizens should have, if they work and pay their taxes their entire lifes. Assuming is the beginning of not understanding, and again, I did not assume where you are from, since it doesn't matter. Luxuries and necessities do not change meaning regardless of where you are, again, you should look it up; it's a universal rule, that, everything that doesn't directly affect your survival are luxuries. And putting words in my mouth is also not the way. I never stated that creators are less deserving of a good life and shouldn't be paid for their work, what I said and I will repeat is ,if you ask for a price in something, no matter what, that is the price people are forced to pay. If you want to give more, like a tip, good, if not, one shouldn't be feel ashamed because he didn't give more.
Make an exercise here, a game is 1$, and I pay 1$, I have no more money at all. Am I forced to feel ashamed because I didn't pay more? Then, another thought experiment; a plumer goes to your house and fixes the toilet, asks you for 50$ and latter on returns to your house because you only paid him what he asked. Do you see what I mean?
Again, no amount of semantics will change this. A price is a price, a tip is a tip.
