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So writing an HN comment and writing a good book are the same level of effort? And I just wrote two books? Basically you're saying authors should be forced to
by QuadrupleA 4y ago
So writing an HN comment and writing a good book are the same level of effort? And I just wrote two books?
Basically you're saying authors should be forced to work for free, with day jobs to pay the bills, and writing on nights and weekends, rather than having their craft be a viable profession.
Fine, and it's probably where things are going, but kinda sad in my opinion. And the hypocrisy of book stealers thinking they're some kind of Che Guevara is pretty silly.
- Eisenstein 4y agoThis entire line of reasoning is predicated on the fact that there is no public funding of such things. If there were a way to make a living creating works without relying on selling them, then this wouldn't be an issue. Instead of talking about why sharing is bad, why don't we talk about how to publicly support creation?