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Originally Posted by Marhkimov
This is what I'm most interested in:
Has society turned everything into a big commercialization??? Everything takes money these days... What is happening to society?..... Free modding is almost like "the last stand" if you will..... And if we don't have free mods, then what do we have?
Just look at Christmas for instance.... These days, is it really about the spirit of giving?
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Welcome to the world we live in. Nothing is sacred anymore, everything can be bought. Wealth is influence, influence is power and well, power is everything. People's lives are summed up by how well they did finanically. Unless you happen to be the pope, when you die you won't be noticed unless you were rich or relatively wealthy.
One could debate this topic for hours, it relates to everything from economic issues, to politics to war. Everything is driven by money, or the strategic gain of said money. It's not money itself that tends to drive people, but the advantages that come with wealth. You become powerful, a little money here and there and you can get anything you want. That's what is so attractive to people. That's what people kill for.
Everything has exceptions of course, but they are becoming fewer and fewer every year and with every new generation. I suppose the larger issue here, is when will this change and what will be the cost to humanity before we get head's straight and remember what is truly important? I suspect it will cost us our entire species before the problem is solved.