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Originally Posted by LoneWolf
Is raising the prices on a product people are willing to pay for that they have the choice to not pay for morally corrupt? Everyone would be much happier if they would keep this in their brain: Corporations exist for one reason and one reason only, to make money. Our capitalist system affords us ways to affect prices by "voting" with our business. Don't like the price of a product, don't "vote" for that product by purchasing it, but don't actively steal it and drive prices further upward for those that do enjoy the product.
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Yeah, I know the basics of economics.
And I also know how monopolies operate to put a stranglehold on prices and being able to do whatever the **** they want because well, you're a monopoly. There's a reason they aren't technically legal.
Yeah, I could "vote" and deprive myself of things I really enjoy, but you know just as well as I do that my vote means jack shit... so, I deal with TicketMaster fees, paying ridiculous prices for services that don't deliver the product I paid for, etc. And yeah, I'll stream a game here and there for all the reasons I've mentioned.
To answer your question.... I'd guess most people consider monopolies to be morally wrong/unethical, and I do as well.