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How is this line any different than the sleazy ‘work for free and you’ll get exposure!’ grift that people constantly do with creative workers?
by antiterra 3y ago
How is this line any different than the sleazy ‘work for free and you’ll get exposure!’ grift that people constantly do with creative workers?
- toyg 3y agoIt's more like proofing / sampling: maybe I want to pay your company to print my magazine, but first I want to see if your printing process gives good results. So you print me a copy for free; if I like it, I'll pay for the real thing. Or when you're at a stall and they give you a bit of cheese to try, or some bit of cake. They know that, if you like it and you can afford it, you'll buy more. The costs to them are small, and the return is worth it. This is just trading-101. Free labor abused on a systemic scale is completely different. It's like I asked you for a cheese sample as big as what I need to serve a party of 50 people I'm paid to organise.