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Originally Posted by Snapolit1
A serious question I think about many times reading the board.
If you are one of those people who looks at the hobby and sees fraud at every turn, and chastises others for looking the other way and not caring as much as you think they should, why are YOU still in the hobby? If the negativity is that pervasive and has ruined everything, wouldn't it make sense to find another hobby that makes you a happier person?
I know we are live with this fraud thing hanging over the hobby to some degree. But if it the joy is gone for you, why stick around? Fraud is pervasive in the art world and all over the place. If just a source of great angst, why torture yourself?
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It could be argued that the more you dislike and oppose fraud in the hobby, the more you
love the hobby and want to protect it.
If you did
not love the hobby or were apathetic to the molestation of cards for huge profits, then the fraud would probably not make your radar screen.
The people profiting from (and authenticating) fraud love the monetary aspect of the hobby. Those opposing fraud and corrupt practices love the hobby for what it is.
And when you love something, you do not stand by silently to watch it fall apart.