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So let us imagine an ideal situation from a recipe consumer point of view. You go to Google, type "best chili recipe", and Google would immediately show the be

by fleddr 4y ago

So let us imagine an ideal situation from a recipe consumer point of view. You go to Google, type "best chili recipe", and Google would immediately show the best recipe directly into its UI, based on all the data is has on you and some sophisticated recommendation algorithm. Further, you have a set of standardized actions like "print", "send to iPad", "favorite", etc. You no longer have to read the author's diary entry and this entire hyper-optimized workflow doesn't cost you a cent. Perfect, right? Well, I suppose that in these AI times ultimately the effort of even asking the question would be redundant, obviously Google knows Wednesday is your chili day, and your fridge had already ordered the ingredient. There's just one problem: what about the recipe writers? What about artists? What about anybody ever producing any content of monetizable value? What incentive is there to produce content when users never pay directly and middlemen aggregate it, removing you from the equation? You, the person that created the bloody thing. It's like you don't even exist. This isn't just big tech, we have an active role in this. When users do not have to pay, they generally won't. Digital content has no value yet we obviously have the natural born right to consume it anyway.

shrx 4y ago
Why do you feel everything needs to be monetized? You don't need to be compensated for sharing a recipe online, you can upload it just because you like the outcome so much that you want others to try it too.
- fleddr 4y ago
  "Why do you feel everything needs to be monetized?" You should ask Google that. Because they're the one actually monetizing. It's like a money printer with everybody's content as free fuel. I didn't say everything needs to be monetized. I'm saying that there's content that requires to be monetized (otherwise the content will simply not be produced) and content where the producer will attempt to monetize it because they believe it has monetary value. Surely it's up to the content producer to decide on monetization and not you. If you believe a recipe is worthless and not worthy of payment, yet then still continue to consume it regardless by bypassing any attempt at monetization, you're a hypocrite. Either it is worthless or it isn't. You can't have it both ways. Or well, on the internet you can, and that is exactly the problem. Don't take it as a personal attack. Our internet culture is hypocritical. It's a WE thing and I include myself in it. The internet we have is of our own making and our own behavior.

by fleddr 4y ago

shrx 4y ago

Why do you feel everything needs to be monetized? You don't need to be compensated for sharing a recipe online, you can upload it just because you like the outcome so much that you want others to try it too.

fleddr 4y ago
"Why do you feel everything needs to be monetized?" You should ask Google that. Because they're the one actually monetizing. It's like a money printer with everybody's content as free fuel. I didn't say everything needs to be monetized. I'm saying that there's content that requires to be monetized (otherwise the content will simply not be produced) and content where the producer will attempt to monetize it because they believe it has monetary value. Surely it's up to the content producer to decide on monetization and not you. If you believe a recipe is worthless and not worthy of payment, yet then still continue to consume it regardless by bypassing any attempt at monetization, you're a hypocrite. Either it is worthless or it isn't. You can't have it both ways. Or well, on the internet you can, and that is exactly the problem. Don't take it as a personal attack. Our internet culture is hypocritical. It's a WE thing and I include myself in it. The internet we have is of our own making and our own behavior.