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Originally Posted by YukisUke
You know, MMM, you just have to calm down. I don't care that OM was illegal or not. Think about the people who have to pay bills and whatnot. They don't have money to buy volumes of mangs books. Online manga was their way of keeping up with everyone else. And if you don't see it that way, oh well. 
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Then they don`t
need to read manga.
It isn`t food. It isn`t an essential part of life, no matter how much of an addict you are. It`s an interest, a hobby, and
nothing more.
Imagine if your hobby was something more solid, like... say... collecting something. Because you "have to pay the bills" would you consider it alright to STEAL such things? Would you consider it okay to walk into a shop and snab some of whatever it is you collect?
If you can`t afford to buy them, there is no real reason you need to be reading them. This is greediness and selfishness. If you can`t afford them, then try saving up some money or looking into something that doesn`t cost as much for entertainment (no, not illegal scans).
This reasoning totally stuns me every time I see it.
If you can`t afford something, it doesn`t justify stealing it. Maybe, just MAYBE, if you were in some situation where you couldn`t afford to buy food necessary to surviving I could sort of see the reasoning - you`d die without sustenance - but this is a HOBBY.
I guess people justifying their own bad habits just don`t realize how incredibly childish it is.