Blue Buff: Who Deserves It, and Why?

http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/f/fa/Blue_Sentinel_OriginalSkin.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20151202202629 Now, I know we've all been in this position before, where you're a midlaner and you're a little behind in lane and you think "Man. If only I had blue buff, things would be so different." Or if you have Frost Queen's Claim and Morellonomicon in your inventory and think "Man, if I had blue buff right now, that'd be amazing." or if you're Riven mid and think "Man, I know I don't really need blue at all because I'm Riven, but if I got one right now, I would be unstoppable."

Here's the thing, though... Despite what your current wishes might be, it's not your decision to choose who gets blue buff, and getting the buff isn't your god-given right. It's a privilege granted to you by your Jungler. Your jungler respects your lane by not running into the middle of it to CS while you're healthy and doing fine, so you respect your jungler by not taking camps they're going for or feeling entitled to the buffs that rightfully belong to them. Yes, if you're doing well and carrying the game, your jungle may be more inclined to give you blue so that you can continue to steamroll your lane, but if your jungler is behind, that blue buff helps them a lot with ganks and clearing their camps. If your jungler is ahead, that blue buff is basically a godsend since they're already packing a lot of stats early-game and if they're ahead, they have to be ganking quite a bit. The extra CDR, mana regen, and AP allow them to gank faster, harder, and even more often.

If you're both behind, it's better on your jungler. If you're both ahead, it's better on your jungler. If you're behind and your jungler is ahead, it's far better on your jungler If you're ahead and your jungler is behind, it's usually better on you unless your jungler is very mana-heavy such as Amumu or Evelynn.

Of course, circumstances change very easily depending on who your jungler is and which midlaner you are, but we're assuming your jungler is someone who can utilize blue buff just the same as you can. So don't get mad if your jungler says "I want this blue right now." That's their choice as the jungler and you, as their team mate, have to respect that choice and continue to play without complaining, even if you're a bit annoyed because you think Blue buff helps you out a lot more than it helps them.

The only time I feel blue buff should always be going to the midlaner is if they're good at keeping themselves alive and it's near the late-game and the jungler isn't someone like Fiddlesticks.

Remember: League of Legends is a team game, and as a team, you need to have mutual respect for eachother. Without that respect, your team will quickly fall into disorder. Your jungle respects you by not running into your lane and taking minions while you're there unless you got a kill off their gank, and you respect your jungler by agreeing with their decision on who gets blue buff and not taking their camps when they're nearby.

Different players will always have different opinions on this topic, but it seems pretty black and white to me. What are your thoughts on the blue buff predicament?