Somebody on this thread compared growth to cancer.... If that doesn't sound bad to you, then I don't know what to say.
Haha, I was one that mentioned cancer. In my defense, I didn't compare growth to it; I was simply stating "Growth isn't always good."
For that matter saying growth has negative aspects is an entirely spurious argument, since not one person on this thread has said they disliked growth for any reason other than "These kids today with their new fangled music. Why back in my day we had real music, played on rocks, and we liked it!"
Sure they did. Well, I did at least. Bad growth or misappropraited growth can lead an industry to grow out in one and ONLY one direction, causing it to become very shallow and dangerously inept at looking towards long term business. See also the video game industry, which is beginning to look like it's going to hit another crash.
Growth keeps the hobby alive. We like the hobby, therefore we should like growth. What on earth harm can new people entering the hobby do to anyone here?
The problem comes in "voting with your wallet." Again, "bad" growth - quotations now added for when I get chewed out for using it - can cause an industry to grow in one direction and lose depth. Still, I do suppose there's worse things.
Break into your house and force you to conduct your battles to Vanilla Ice instead of the Conan soundtrack?
...Like that ;p
So if you don't think growth is bad, why are you yelling at people for claiming that growth is good?
Because their big argument is centered around "UNLIKE YOU FOOLS WHO THINK GROWTH IS BAD, I THINK IT'S GOOD!" I mean, jeez, the post I quoted literally had it's entire argument based around "LOL OLD PEOPLE. WE LIKE NEW THINGS, WHICH ARE ALWAYS BETTER, BUT YOU WOULDN'T GET THAT."
Growth = growth. New = new. It's not good or bad inherently. It's like swimming and trying to decide if it's for fun or to not diel; you have to take stock of the situation. Pants? Uh oh. Bathing suit? Ok. Naked? We'll see.
...Also, I should apologize for shamelessly ripping off Demetri Martin there.