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<blockquote data-quote="Urriak Uruk" data-source="post: 8139441" data-attributes="member: 7015558"><p>I'm pretty late here, but this is indeed a massive generalization. Obviously there are extremely poor areas of the world (and in America) where people cannot afford a basic level of housing and food. Getting a $30 book for these people would be a very frivolous expense, compared to kicking around a football (or soccer) ball.</p><p></p><p>That said, the definition of what poverty is in America (and most of developed Europe) is very different than that in Eastern Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa. 81% of Americans own a smartphone. Not a cell phone, a smartphone. Many of these Americans are still struggling to meet their rent payments, and fall underneath the poverty line. But that has less to do with with the cost of goods, and more to do with the high cost of housing in many areas of this country (especially in urban areas, where there are more available jobs). The median cost of monthly rent in the US is more than $1,000.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I'm not trying to pull a talking point and say "poor people aren't actually poor" (I'm not, rent is extremely high, plus other costs like education or payday debt driving Americans further into poverty). But a $30 payment for a book is well within reach for the vast majority of Americans. The bigger barrier is less the cost, and more the time one has to sink into it, and competing for other hobbies like sports (playing or watching), TV, and other forms of socializing.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: And the real cost of D&D for a truly new player should be the starter set, not the PHB (so they can have dice etc.) so about $25. Plus, (trade secret here) you actually don't need any of that, because the basic rules are online and if you have internet at all (and the vast majority of Americans do) you can roll dice online. So really, if you're really needing money, you don't need to spend any dollars at all.</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]lf8dR783cYA:188[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Urriak Uruk, post: 8139441, member: 7015558"] I'm pretty late here, but this is indeed a massive generalization. Obviously there are extremely poor areas of the world (and in America) where people cannot afford a basic level of housing and food. Getting a $30 book for these people would be a very frivolous expense, compared to kicking around a football (or soccer) ball. That said, the definition of what poverty is in America (and most of developed Europe) is very different than that in Eastern Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa. 81% of Americans own a smartphone. Not a cell phone, a smartphone. Many of these Americans are still struggling to meet their rent payments, and fall underneath the poverty line. But that has less to do with with the cost of goods, and more to do with the high cost of housing in many areas of this country (especially in urban areas, where there are more available jobs). The median cost of monthly rent in the US is more than $1,000. Anyway, I'm not trying to pull a talking point and say "poor people aren't actually poor" (I'm not, rent is extremely high, plus other costs like education or payday debt driving Americans further into poverty). But a $30 payment for a book is well within reach for the vast majority of Americans. The bigger barrier is less the cost, and more the time one has to sink into it, and competing for other hobbies like sports (playing or watching), TV, and other forms of socializing. EDIT: And the real cost of D&D for a truly new player should be the starter set, not the PHB (so they can have dice etc.) so about $25. Plus, (trade secret here) you actually don't need any of that, because the basic rules are online and if you have internet at all (and the vast majority of Americans do) you can roll dice online. So really, if you're really needing money, you don't need to spend any dollars at all. [MEDIA=youtube]lf8dR783cYA:188[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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