EVE General Discussion

I have quoted a reporter interviewing the Economist hired by CCP to advise them. In this paragraph they imply that real life intrudes into the Eve economy that could result in inflation.

Plex is the bridge between RL cash and isk, to say that RL cost of plex has no effect on in game isk price of plex my be inaccurate.

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What about the acknowledgement of privileged obligates him to do anything like that?

Privilege of wealth, in-game or real-life.

Now... can we care less about its class definition and care more about the effect of its in-game price on real-life players?

Because he is not a philanthropist and advocating philanthropy pisses me off.

All services and commodities in this world require payment.

That some people cannot afford these services or commodities (or do not wish to purchase them) is not a matter of privilege or right.

It is merely a matter of exchanging one value for another in common equity.

If only white males past the age of 30 were allowed to buy PLEX, that would be a privilege.



What "special honor"? Again with the irrelevant moral connotations.

There is no privilege in the act of buying and owning a commodity.
If I buy and own a stack of toilet paper, or pencils, its not a matter of privilege.
If I collect 100 pinecones from the forest, I am not privileged.
If I stack mud really high, or build a house out of it, I am not privileged.

I asked why he would not do so.

The question is quite specific, if you would simply read it instead of forcing imaginary implications upon it.

…and guess what that means?

Incorrect. It is entirely a matter of privilege, except in the cases when access to a particular service or commodity is deemed a right and therefore is subsidised to ensure universal access.

You know that gold watches are often rewarded as a mark of long and distinguished service, yes? It's not irrelevant, and it has nothing to do with moral. It's just you not being familiar with the meaning of the word, or with the symbolism of gold watches.

Of course there is, as long as buying and owning them is exclusively available to a particular group; as long as purchase and ownership is not a right.

Again. The something is either a privilege or a right. This is the dichotomy we're talking about. Being a commodity does not in any way, shape, or form alter this dichotomy. Any given commodity will be placed in one of those two, mutually exclusive categories.

If it is not a right, it is a privilege. If it is not a privilege, it is a right. Whether or not a commodity is a privilege or a right does not depend on its status as a commodity because that is an entirely separate and unrelated axis of categorisation.

Yes it does. If you cannot pay for it, it is not available to you.

But it does. If I cannot or will not pay the required price I cannot have the commodity. It is unavailable to me. That I am granted the ability to access the purchase medium for the item is not the same as being able to have the item.

In the end the ability for only white males to purchase it and the commodity being beyond my ability to afford but otherwise available both prevent me from having the item. There is no difference in the end effect of these 2 distinctions.

This would likely also help the in game price. If the RL price dropped more players might buy PLEX for sale in game. Eventually a new equilibrium would be reached, but the point is the in game price would drop as well.

Apparently paying for a service or a commodity is considered a "privilege".
Ergo, apparently getting paid for your service and work, is also a "privilege".

Apparently the things that you cannot afford are "not available".
They just magically disappear because you aren't paying for them.

I'm astounded and I fold out.
Have it your way. I'll have it mine.