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There have to be gamers who are consistent in this—there probably is that potential hypocrisy in some people (at least, "hypocrisy" from the outside, we're not sure of their actual reasons) but there are also probably people who are consistent in their behavior. I can tell you I've never rented a movie ;)
Yeah but you gotta remember the tech savvy pirating types are the minority by a long ways. Average Joe is just gonna pay the 5 bucks to watch his favorite childhood movie on a whim. Just like he's probably gonna shell out 80 bucks for a game he's gonna play for a couple hundred hours.
I haven't even pirated a movie in years. I just don't have any more than a very mild "well if there's literally nothing else to do because my arms are strapped to a chair for the next 2.5 hours, I guess I remember this one thing people said was good" (context: platelet donation, so yes this happens in real life and is not an insane hypothetical) interest in watching in the first place. Although I suppose that's rare too ^^;
I do wish that Average Joe was more like the outraged Lemmy commenters though, to be honest. More change against bad practices would happen faster if he just voted with his wallet instead of grumbling a little online and continuing to do the same thing anyways with a non-necessary purchase that you can eliminate, where there are lots of other gaming alternatives for cheaper too. Not like food where if you are poor you kind of just have to buy cheapest and if that means patronizing Evil Company, well, you still have to eat. But I also sympathize with being a fan of Nintendo IPs, picking your battles, and maybe having other things you care about more than price hikes in video games specifically where you do vote with your wallet by refusing to purchase.
I admit I'm doing my best to not turn into "people who don't boycott what I boycott are lazy apathetic sheeple who will not lift a finger to improve their conditions, people who boycott more things than me (especially things I like) are crazy crunchy party poopers who'd consign someone to Bad Person Land for not being 100% perfect and pure in every single purchasing habit" because I think I'm noticing that kind of thinking in myself, so I try to sympathize with both people who do more than me and people who do less.