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And no, I hear you completely. In my line of work, we're very conscious of the cost of living in e.g. Czech and Bulgaria and why orchestral recording services there are much lower than comparable prices here in the US or London. That's the reality of a globalized economy, or at the very least, one where borders aren't as tall of a barrier as 50 years ago. Cheap(er than the competition) labor is always a factor nowadays.
It doesn't change the fact that on the other end, if someone sets aside 10% of his income for entertainment, that value is going to be wildly different depending on what part of the world he's from, doing the same job and living with the same creature comforts.
I'm not going to defend recent events as the most polished, justifiable and simply fair way to go about things (heck I have my own set of napkin solutions), but expecting things to be priced equally across the globe isn't realistic in the least, digital or otherwise.