Gold Buyers - "Despicable"?

I don't really judge those who engage in the buying & selling of gold as much as I just can't relate to them; I waste enough actual money in my life to ever be able to live with myself if I were to buy fake money. That having been said, while the purist gamer in me objects to the idea, the capitalist in me finds it slightly ingenious that people have found a way to actually make a living off this.

In any case, the issue is one that will likely divide MMO game players for some time. Todays edition of the St. Paul Pioneer Press has an article from an average gamer who gave into the temptation & bought some funny money from a farmer. For some reason, his piece reads like a sort of confessional to me,from a man trying to atone for his virtual sins. Like I said, I'm not one to judge...but aside from the money issues,
I have enough real guilt; I don't need virtual guilt, too.