Why is game entitlement a thing and people think they deserve every item in the game?

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Whats with legacy players?

Sure you can write plenty of examples, this one is a weak argument.

You are going to hold or use this as a crutch on SE and the players?
SE decided to reward its players at the time, during an extremely rare event in gaming history. It wasn't a request or demand based on entitlement.