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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 7826402" data-attributes="member: 177">Well, there's rather a difference between engaging legal assistance on an important matter, and buying an artwork - if I am engaging the lawyer, it is generally because I have something else that is, in some way, worth much more to me than the lawyer's costs that hangs in the balance.&nbsp; If I buy a painting... it is because I like the painting.So, if a lawyer tells us they have fees that amount to $5000, we pay because we kind of have to for some larger reason.&nbsp; If an artists tells us the painting costs $5000... you know, in this audience, most of us probably sigh, shrug, and walk away, because we cannot afford that amount on a single luxury item*, regardless how how much it took to produce.We talk about this in reference to artists, but it is by no means an issue of artists - art is a business, and this issue affects all small businesses - a bit of searching on statistics suggests to me that about 50% of all small businesses fail within the first five years of operation.&nbsp; So, while we look at RPG creators, the issue really isn't one of RPGs, or artists.&nbsp; The same problems apply to any small businessperson - in general, going into business for yourself is financially very risky.&nbsp; Flip a coin as to whether you will be able to make it for five years, much less be well-financed for medical issues as you age.So, if you are concerned about RPG producers... maybe you should also be concerned about your dog groomer, or the folks who opened that new bagel shop up the street, too.*Or, that luxury item does not provide, for us, the bang for the buck - given that $5000 is also akin to a week's vacation for two.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 7826402, member: 177"] Well, there's rather a difference between engaging legal assistance on an important matter, and buying an artwork - if I am engaging the lawyer, it is generally because I have something else that is, in some way, worth much more to me than the lawyer's costs that hangs in the balance. If I buy a painting... it is because I like the painting. So, if a lawyer tells us they have fees that amount to $5000, we pay because we kind of have to for some larger reason. If an artists tells us the painting costs $5000... you know, in this audience, most of us probably sigh, shrug, and walk away, because we cannot afford that amount on a single luxury item*, regardless how how much it took to produce. We talk about this in reference to artists, but it is by no means an issue of artists - art is a business, and this issue affects all small businesses - a bit of searching on statistics suggests to me that about 50% of all small businesses fail within the first five years of operation. So, while we look at RPG creators, the issue really isn't one of RPGs, or artists. The same problems apply to any small businessperson - in general, [i]going into business for yourself is financially very risky[/i]. Flip a coin as to whether you will be able to make it for five years, much less be well-financed for medical issues as you age. So, if you are concerned about RPG producers... maybe you should also be concerned about your dog groomer, or the folks who opened that new bagel shop up the street, too. *Or, that luxury item does not provide, for us, the bang for the buck - given that $5000 is also akin to a week's vacation for two. [/QUOTE]

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