Marcus and Julian are brothers who got into a heated argument over a single gaming console they share, as they both want to use it on Saturday evening to play a newly released game. Marcus argued that since he bought the game, he should have priority. Julian claimed that Saturday is his only free night of the week, so he should get to use it.
Using realistic conflict theory, describe why Marcus and Julian argued about the gaming console.
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