"You're killing me here. Yes, most humans seek to maximize their returns. Or course. I never argued they wouldn't." You kinda did >My initial "snark" is a sta

"You're killing me here. Yes, most humans seek to maximize their returns. Or course. I never argued they wouldn't." You kinda did >My initial "snark" is a statement that J.R.R. Tolkien didn't create his works under the ridiculous copyright regime we have now. It's a pointless observation. No one said that works would never be created without the extensions. >Many authors would love for their heirs and assigns to be paid in perpetuity. They'd probably love a lot of things. That doesn't mean society is obligated to give those things to them. No one argued that.