Did I offend you by addressing someone else entirely Mr. Snarky? Suggesting that I should share what I paid for without compensation is entitlement, and that is what he suggested with the statement I responded to.
There is no flaw in my comparison, I pay good money for exclusive content because it is exclusive, the exact same reason I paid good money for my cars that are rare because not many people have them and that gives them a greater perceived value which in a capitalist free market is real value(supply and demand). To give away free access to the exclusive content I paid for would reduce their exclusivity which in turn reduces their value, so without adequate compensation there is no reason for me to do so.
You are the one putting forward fallacious arguments ignoring the fact that a product paid for is a product paid for regardless of it's physical properties. Regardless this isn't the place for this discussion and I really don't care what you think of my views, I try to respond to anyone that addresses me but it's clear you're only interested in trolling. Have a good night(or day or whatever it is where you are at).
The differences between the two are quite real. A physical object has ACTUAL rarity, meaning that one person's possession of it means that others cannot posses it. Digital content has no actual rarity. It can be reproduced at will without reducing the REAL value of it (meaning no degradation of its usefulness). What exclusive content has is the ILLUSION of rarity. Even so, it still has value. As you said, in a capitalist system, a product is as valuable as what others are willing to pay for it. From what you've written, what you're paying for is a status symbol. Even when you talk about cars, you talk about paying good money for rare cars because their rarity gives them a greater PERCEIVED value. Not once did you mention you appreciation for their design, craftsmanship, aesthetics, history, etc. The only thing you thought to mention was the perceived value based on rarity. That's the definition of a status symbol purchase. There's nothing wrong with that. It's your money, spend it in whatever way provides the greatest benefit to yourself. It's not how I choose what to buy, but we're all different, and that's just fine. The only issue I have with anything that you said is that you went onto a forum specifically designed for fans to share content, and then apparently started talking about content that you had but wouldn't share...and then claimed that you weren't gloating. If you're going to gloat, just gloat. Don't gloat and then try to explain why you aren't gloating when someone says something about it.
By the way, you actually started down a path that would have been a better explanation in my opinion when you talked about paying for exclusive content, but then abandoned it. You could have simply said that if too many people post too much of the content in too many places, then the content creator won't be able to make a living off of their content, and the supply of said content will dry up. Now, on a forum like this, I doubt that most people would have AGREED with that argument, but they probably would have at least been able to RESPECT it. I mean, free is a great price, but it's better to wait for the golden goose to lay the eggs than it is to kill it because you're too impatient.
