Thats not what I'm suggesting at all. What I'm saying is that while entertainment is a basic human need, specific forms of entertainment are merely preferences within a need.
Think about it this way. Food is a basic human need, but specific types of food preferences are not needs. If I really want a cheese pizza and someone gives me a roast dinner instead, my need for food is met but my preferences are not.
Poor people should be able to get things that they want, of course. But a specific gaming console is never really going to cross the line between want and need in my book.
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Thats not what I'm suggesting at all. What I'm saying is that while entertainment is a basic human need, specific forms of entertainment are merely preferences within a need.
Think about it this way. Food is a basic human need, but specific types of food preferences are not needs. If I really want a cheese pizza and someone gives me a roast dinner instead, my need for food is met but my preferences are not.
Poor people should be able to get things that they want, of course. But a specific gaming console is never really going to cross the line between want and need in my book.