I hate this new modern attitude that just expects shit to be free. When I was a dumb teenager and didn't have any money I could maybe kinda justify that attitude, but if you still feel that way when you're an adult, why don't you come over and paint my house for free and see how you like it.

This is the reason proper PC gaming almost died out for about a 5 year span, when people just decided to stop paying for games so PC exclusives became non-existent. Only now with Steam and kickstarter are we seeing a resurgence as people have started paying again (though I'd argue it's still significantly been devalued, games drop by 50% in price after like a month).

You don't get to have physical goods for free, and you shouldn't be able to have digital goods for free, unless that is the creator's intent. I LIKE paying for stuff, and knowing I'm giving a vote of confidence and supporting a project with my dollars.

Edit: And on a historical note, artists being paid for their work is not some new miraculous thing. A big reason the Rennaissance happened was a bunch of rich Italian families paid talented artists to make produce works of art

Conceded. Good talk, everyone.