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Between the Empire and her colonies are two sea routes: one infested with pirates, the other not.

If the Empire ships goods through safe waters, the colonies will receive the goods for a price. If the Empire ships goods through pirate-infested waters, the colonies will still get all of the goods (these are not your normal pirates), but for much cheaper if not for free.

All other things being equal, it's very clear in this scenario that if you are a colonist, you benefit more when the Empire ships through pirate-infested waters. If you are the Empire, you obviously benefit more with safer shipping routes.

This is an overlooked, underrated and probably the most significant cause for the commercial dominance of console video games over computer video games.

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