• Chozo@fedia.io
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      1 month ago

      Because, you’d find this hard to believe, that there are people who want to enjoy a hobby without feeling like selling out.

      Hobbyists have bills to pay, too.

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          1 month ago

          The use of “real jobs” already tells me that you don’t respect artists, which is likely the real reason why you don’t want to pay them.

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      1 month ago

      That’s what I’m saying.

      The argument:

      If you never pay for music, artists won’t be able to make new music

      is fundamentally flawed. Nearly all artists don’t make more than pocket change at best.

      Even if we were to abolish all copyright tomorrow and no one would every pay for art again, art would still exist and be published. Because as it turns out, people enjoy making art.

      That’s not to say they shouldn’t be paid. Of course people should make a living by selling art. But OP saying art will cease to exist if there is no money is completely wrong.