Suppose instead if piracy wasn't an option the poster just played free games instead, or did something else with their time.
> but it's also probably not "buy zero games".
In this scenario, the poster may very well not have a credit card (because what's the point if you have no income, also a minor), so it might very we be the case he was physically unable to purchase these games online, especially in the era before online "gift cards" were a thing.
Max theoretically i can spend (sum of all my income after basic needs met) != max i will spend on video games. In fact, it would be insane to assume that i would spend 100% of my disposible income on one thing.
Suppose instead if piracy wasn't an option the poster just played free games instead, or did something else with their time.
> but it's also probably not "buy zero games".
In this scenario, the poster may very well not have a credit card (because what's the point if you have no income, also a minor), so it might very we be the case he was physically unable to purchase these games online, especially in the era before online "gift cards" were a thing.