Arguments are pointless and it takes tact/wisdom/thought/consideration/respect to actually change someones mind about something. In fact persuading someone or making them "change their mind" is so difficult that i just don't see a point in trying (usually).
I like that the game is hard for a few reasons.
1. Those who got anywhere in this game, they had to put effort, time, hours, sweat, whatever it was they did, to earn it.
2. Anyone who didn't earn it but "bought" their skills, items, whatever it is they bought, they had to pay a lot for it. Meaning, this isn't a game where you pay 10 or 20 or 100 bucks and you're all the sudden at the top. No, getting to the top is either extremely difficult for nondonors, or extremely expensive for donors.
3. EVEN if someone had 1 million awd. IF- no one sells to them, they can't buy anything. IF there is nothing to buy, they can't buy it. MEANING: there is only available to buy in the game, the things that someone else worked their ass off to collect. MEANING, it's impossible to get to the top overnight.
4. all of the above presents a challenge, everyone likes to be at the top, and with how the game works, when you do get to the top, you feel like you earned it and it is satisfying
on a side note: someone once upon a time calculated how much 1 clone costs in awd and i dont remember how much it was. but it was something like 0.1-0.15awd. So.... they are close to free. 500kg stone = 1 pnote. 1 pnote = 97? micronotes. at 9micro per clone (cheapest i think price) thats 10-11 clones.
10-11 clones means you have to pick 45-50kg of rock to get a clone. IS THAT so hard :-)
Above all friends, please

try to be respectful of others even when you don't agree with what they are saying, everyone deserves to be treated equally with respect.