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So..you would be satisfied with paywalls on every website you want to visit and increased restrictions when it comes to content sharing? It's not the only way
by paulhauggis 11y ago
So..you would be satisfied with paywalls on every website you want to visit and increased restrictions when it comes to content sharing?
It's not the only way to make money on the Internet, but it is one of the only ways someone with very little money can actually make a living on the Internet.
One more example of the tech community helping large companies take over entire industries and make it nearly impossible to start a company without massive capital.
It started with open source: Businesses now can take entire open source apps, which were engineered for free, and hire software mechanics at 1/4 the cost.
Napster and file sharing only made it impossible for the average independent artist to make a living on music. I know a handful of artists that could at least make a decent living before file sharing changed the mindset of the average user. Now, nobody will buy their music because they can just get it for free. Services like Spotify are a joke with nearly 1 million plays netting the artist something like $100.
Think about it next time you see these articles that claim that the only way to have a successful business is to come from a rich family and realize that the reason this is the case is because of increased government regulations and a community culture that supports the further destruction of small businesses.