> 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.
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.