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Originally Posted by YukisUke
Thank you for being understanding, Robin. You know, I like you better than MMM right now. He was supposed to give me a warning before he banned me. Back to the subject, I don't see online manga as a bad thing. Yes it doesn't help out the manga-kas, but it helped the fans stay on track with what's going on. It's not like all the people who read online manga don't care that it's illegal. They know, but money is tight these days. I bet you that if this economic crisis was to go away, manga purchases would increase. But being that that is not the case, online manga reading is on the high. |
I understand what you're saying
Yes, money is tight these days, I for one can't afford half the stuff I used to do, so I simply go without and wait until I can afford it. I think that's why people are getting so frustrated in general, and perhaps with some of your comments. I know you disagree with Nyorin and MMM, and that's fine as we're all entitled to our opinions. The thing is though they do make some good points.
Mangas get published because the manga-kas get paid, so they can afford materials, staff etc. and the publishers release manga as they get paid, and they need to afford staff, materials etc. too. If people read manga online for free then these people don't get any money. If they don't get money they can't afford to create manga. If they don't create manga then there's
nothing for us to read. Then stealing/buying isn' an issue, because there isn't anything for us to steal/buy.
If you imagine it's you providing a service, whether that's selling burgers or managing a band, then suddenly someone starts doing that job for free, then no one will hire you and you're out of a job :P Not an excellent analogy but it works. If manga-kas are out of a job, there's simply no manga. A sad fact
I know you're frustrated, and you have a right to be. Hell, I'd love to be able to update my manga collection too, there's a lot I want right now
However maybe there's other alternatives, maybe there's things companies could do to help people who can't afford it, whether that's lowering prices or introducing sites where we can pay to download. There's other solutions, but 'stealing' isn't one that works in the long run.