>fact is, this argument is used for fans to shield the real
>reason they don't buy an album
>
>and that reason is normally that they don't have the money,
>but they see it for free, and they take it
>
>they may even feel guilty about it
>
>and they may then create an argument to make the artist a
>villain so they don't have to feel as guilty
>
>that's not cool...but that's the reality...there's too much
>music and no one has the money to pay for it all

oh... so NOW you want to get honest (and real) about it.

I understand the economic expediency of it. And I know this is why people DL.

But then why the fuck are they lying and making it about "I don't have to pay for music I don't like" when the truth is that they're not even paying for the music they DO like?

Why are they trying to distort the laws of economics and production by trying to argue that it's SUPPOSED to be free even though it costs a lot to produce it?

Why are they acting like the artist is an asshole for even having the DESIRE to make *some* of that money back?

Why do YOU bring "guilt" into it when previously you said that it's got nothing to do with "right or wrong."

It IS "wrong." We all know this.

But yet we all download (myself included) because we don't have the money to buy all the music we'd like.

Just be honest about the shit and deal with it.

Cats are trying to turn reality inside out and make the artist the bad guy because deep in their heart they know they're doing is wrong but they can't stand the feeling that they're bad people for it.