This is obviously false. People who are far from independently wealthy write and create art right now despite never having any realistic expectation of receiving a dime for it, regardless of copyright. Frankly, if your main reason for writing is the misguided hope that it will make you rich then you probably don't have anything worthwhile to say. Revoking copyright probably would reduce the volume of publications in this area; to which I say "good riddance". On the other hand, if you do have something to say, it's never been easier to get it published and distributed to a worldwide audience at practically zero cost.
Copyright is sowing conflict, crippling our technology, and impoverishing our public domain—our shared culture—all to maintain subsidies for something that never needed to be subsidized.
> People who are far from independently wealthy write and create art right now despite never having any realistic expectation of receiving a dime for it
So rich people and hobbyists - everything in between is gone.
> if your main reason for writing is the misguided hope that it will make you rich then you probably don't have anything worthwhile to say
I don’t think all creators are just hoping to get rich - how about make a living doing something they are passionate about?
Corollary: When youtube allowed creators to monetize content, did the quality of content on YouTube improve? Absolutely it did. So many educational channels only exist because they can make a living doing it. Pre-monetization it was just hobbyists.
Similarly copyright enables authors, artists (and youtubers for that matter) to make a living creating.
> Copyright is sowing conflict, crippling our technology, and impoverishing our public domain
Take that kind of crap to /r/im14andthisisdeep you clearly have no bearing in reality. There is a reason every country in the world recognizes and strives to upholds copyright.
Copyright is sowing conflict, crippling our technology, and impoverishing our public domain—our shared culture—all to maintain subsidies for something that never needed to be subsidized.