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>Once or twice in all your years online you have agreed to an alternate funding method and you think that is sustainable for content creators? It works fabulou

>Once or twice in all your years online you have agreed to an alternate funding method and you think that is sustainable for content creators? It works fabulously as supplemental income for talented artisnal content creators who make their content because they care. They'll probably still need a day job like the rest of us, but there's a good chance people will hire them for those same skills that make them great content creators, whether they write interesting blogs or make neat-o electronics projects or produce great art or whatever. I'm all about supporting inspired human creation. Maybe we'll implement basic minimum income and some of these people can safely dedicate their life to their talent, and inspire others along the way? It can't possibly sustain content farms like buzzfeed. I consider this to be a great positive, and wish buzzfeed as swift and impactful a cratering as possible.

sanswork 10y ago
You seem to think that all content costs only the creators time to develop. I think that says a lot.
- Sir_Substance 10y ago
  Stating an untrue statement as fact and hoping your opposite number will debate it, thus tacitly accepting it, is an extremely low quality argumentative technique, sitting somewhere between "responding to tone" and "ad hominum" on the hierarchy of arguments[1]. You strike me as a standup chap who would not resort to such techniques, so I'm sure you'll now be willing to explain to me how you came to such a conclusion, so I can help dispel your misconception? [1] http://paulgraham.com/disagree.html http://paulgraham.com/disagree.html
  - sanswork 10y ago
    You're calling for a minimum income for them or suggesting they just do it as a side project(supplemented with a regular income). The fact is a lot of great content is expensive to produce.
    - Sir_Substance 10y ago
      Ah, I see the problem. Because I have suggested that content can be created as side projects or could be encouraged by a basic minimum income, you have made an inference that I do not understand the costs involved in making good content. I'm afraid to inform you that the facts you have stated do not contain sufficient information to make such an inference. You cannot know with any certainty based on these facts alone whether I understand the costs involved in making good content.
      - sanswork 10y ago
        Saying they should do it for free or an unsustainable price(they need side jobs) does actually say that you don't understand the cost of good content. You complain about the cost of your attention while suggesting people spend their time building free stuff for you.

sanswork 10y ago

You seem to think that all content costs only the creators time to develop. I think that says a lot.

Sir_Substance 10y ago
Stating an untrue statement as fact and hoping your opposite number will debate it, thus tacitly accepting it, is an extremely low quality argumentative technique, sitting somewhere between "responding to tone" and "ad hominum" on the hierarchy of arguments[1]. You strike me as a standup chap who would not resort to such techniques, so I'm sure you'll now be willing to explain to me how you came to such a conclusion, so I can help dispel your misconception? [1] http://paulgraham.com/disagree.html http://paulgraham.com/disagree.html
- sanswork 10y ago
  You're calling for a minimum income for them or suggesting they just do it as a side project(supplemented with a regular income). The fact is a lot of great content is expensive to produce.
  - Sir_Substance 10y ago
    Ah, I see the problem. Because I have suggested that content can be created as side projects or could be encouraged by a basic minimum income, you have made an inference that I do not understand the costs involved in making good content. I'm afraid to inform you that the facts you have stated do not contain sufficient information to make such an inference. You cannot know with any certainty based on these facts alone whether I understand the costs involved in making good content.
    - sanswork 10y ago
      Saying they should do it for free or an unsustainable price(they need side jobs) does actually say that you don't understand the cost of good content. You complain about the cost of your attention while suggesting people spend their time building free stuff for you.