I donate plenty of money to charity, I occasionally pay for donation-supported freeware, and I pay for games and music for the privilege of experiencing it. Was I always this way? No. In college I downloaded games and music as it never even occurred to me that there was an obvious problem with this. As I matured and thought about the issue, it became quite clear that what I was doing was immoral, so I stopped doing it, and purchased the games and music I downloaded.

As for human nature, well, I can't even read this thread without thinking pessimistically about human nature, much less looking at the world around me. It comes down to this: if human nature were so noble, we wouldn't need law or government to set boundaries on behavior. Since we do, then human nature is self-evidently not "good" enough that I should be optimistic about everyone's, or even most people's intentions. Lastly, I make the statement that most people will take things for free rather than pay for it based on my observations of those I know. This is self-evident, and I defy you to assert the opposite. Don't delude yourself. Just look at the posts in this thread if you believe otherwise.