I actually make plenty of money as a very technical commercial artist coming from a dev background, but thanks for your condescending and presumptuous concern. Believe it or not, I actually care enough about people who aren’t even me to point out when people are doing something materially unfair just because they can. If you hate people commenting on your admittedly unethical behavior, you might consider not publicly discussing it.
Your opinion represents everything that stops progress: The idea that we can use moral instead of sane legislation.
I never said I was morally wrong. I merely said that I did not have a moral upper hand. I think I am morally indifferent.
> you must pay all of your music and other content, then
I do in fact pay for my music. I do in fact have news paper subscriptions. I don't think you got my point: I don't both want to pay for my cake on not eat it.
If I pay for content, it should not have sponsorships.
But then again, I did not grow up with paying for satellite TV while also being fed ads 20% of the time watching shows riddled with product placement. In Denmark we have proper public service offerings (that people pay for). In Denmark indie artists regularly receive grants to work on their art.
On the point of supporting artists, by virtue of being a European, I probably have the moral upper hand.
Where did I say these ideas shouldn’t be legislated?
You can’t be “morally indifferent” if you’re engaging in activities that aren’t morally neutral. You’re just being indifferent to the fact that your actions aren’t moral. This isn’t complicated.
Your paying something to someone else doesn’t absolve you from not paying someone.
People generally see themselves as good people, and they use who they are, and other things they do to justify wrongdoing. This is a great example of that.
