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> The internet was built on people writing massive forums posts about completely stripping down Kawasaki motorbike engines... Yes the internet came about becau

> The internet was built on people writing massive forums posts about completely stripping down Kawasaki motorbike engines... Yes the internet came about because of academics and hobbyists playing around in their spare time. We as people who often came up during that time have a habit of over-weighting that. The internet is not a side project anymore. The internet is the future of every industry - and absolutely the future of every content creation industry. You can't expect every industry to be reduced to what can be produced by hobbyists working for free in their spare time.

Sir_Substance 9y ago
>You can't expect every industry to be reduced to what can be produced by hobbyists working for free in their spare time. You're implying that it's in some fashion my job to care about those industries. I don't care what happens to buzzfeed, and I don't care what happens to the wallstreet journal. /My life/ and /my needs/ and met regardless of their existence, so I really don't give a shit whether they are sustainable or not.
- jbreckmckye 9y ago
  Do you care what happens to your newspaper? Because it's not the Buzzfeeds of the world who are suffering because people like you feel entitled to free content. It's the publishers who can actually hold our institutions and leaders to account.
  - Sir_Substance 9y ago
    >Do you care what happens to your newspaper? Not really, they're owned by long serving members of one of the major parties. Their impartiality is directly proportional to the time until the next Icelandic election.