Unemployment wasn't around 10% when EQ was young... People had a lot more disposable income, so the cost of the game was not as large a justification as you believe.
I also remember quite a few people that boxed early. Just some perspective: I'm not rich, and by LDoN I was 6 boxing my own accounts... I know others on Xegony that did the same thing. EQ was cheaper than most other forms of paid entertainment. One night at the bar cost me more than a month of 6 EQ subscriptions...
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