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That doesn't remain beneficial in the long term if people don't wanna write books anymore unless they already have financial stability.
by tsol 4y ago
That doesn't remain beneficial in the long term if people don't wanna write books anymore unless they already have financial stability.
- swayvil 4y agoA better society means greater financial stability for everybody, including the author. Maybe more indirectly than a check in your hand, but still.
- lucideer 4y ago> if people don't wanna write books anymore unless they already have financial stability This is less about want and more about means (people wanting to write books but not having the freedom to invest their time in it if they don't have pre-existing financial stability). But... this is currently the case. 50% of books published by the "big 5" publishing houses sell less than 12 copies (source: recent Penguin Random House antitrust case). The chances of any writer making any money on a book they write is close to zero even if they get a publishing deal with a major publisher. The current system of copyright doesn't protect writers (nor motivate them to write); it only protects monopoly.
- yencabulator 4y agoI think a big part of the argument for Universal Basic Income etc is that you can make a meager living doing just that. You could make an argument that UBI and free information would go well hand in hand.