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It's a little hard to tell if and how much you are being sarcastic. I don't see how people could expect payouts for just existing. You are already getting plent
by stereolambda 4y ago
It's a little hard to tell if and how much you are being sarcastic. I don't see how people could expect payouts for just existing. You are already getting plenty of (often unseen) services and benefits from society, and you presumably pay back taxes to more or less get even. Fame already brings many benefits and opportunities by itself. Some people are famous against their will and I am sympathetic to that issue, but this is a wholly different discussion.
There is an argument that you might work to look a certain way (clothes, makeup etc.) for some professional reason, but then do it on a private property if you want to stop people from photographing you. Otherwise you're just grabbing public space for yourself unilaterally. Note that I made a similar critique of modern copyright in a recent thread, so I'm not really advocating for privileging artists over the objects of art.
- pessimizer 4y ago> I don't see how people could expect payouts for just existing. I don't see how people could expect lifetime payouts when other people copy a photograph, but everybody has blind spots in their ability to empathize and understand other people's positions.