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Is the answer “yes” or “no”? I suspect the actual answer is “those with wealth will continue to amass it and those without will struggle more”

amelius 3y ago
Traditionally, rich people paid poor artists to obtain new artworks. In the future, they just click a button.
- tenebrisalietum 3y ago
  This is actually not necessarily only a rich thing. There are numerous artists that will accept commissions and create something for you, unique to you, and it's not thousands of dollars. But your statement brings up (or at least makes me think of) what I think is an interesting point: there's the notion of mass media, which started when broadcasting became a thing. Play 1 recording via a method where potentially millions can hear or see it. It was after the development of broadcast technology that copyright maximalism took hold. IMHO the current IP regime is for that purpose, and cracks are showing in it because media is becoming more fragmented and more personalized. Would mass media ever become a thing of the past?
- johnnyanmac 3y ago
  Cool, sounds like the 20X0's version of "we'll just outsource the engineers". Of course, they have relatively little to lose and can just reverse course in a few years, likely undercutting the market despite talent being more efficient and self sufficient and able to generate more funds for the company (if I take the charitable end road for this AI stuff). I guess history really does rhyme.
marcosdumay 3y ago
The article is quite long, but it seems to agree with your suspicions. Personally, I don't think this is sustainable. Once you make the injustice obvious, people will give-up on following the rule.
shzhdbi09gv8ioi 3y ago
A: No [1] 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_law_of_headlines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_law_of_headlines
- amelius 3y ago
  I'm writing an article titled "Is Betteridge's law true?"
waihtis 3y ago
the actual answer is "those who apply themselves will be fine and those who spend all their days wallowing in marxist fantasies will stay poor (both spiritually and monetarily)"

amelius 3y ago

Traditionally, rich people paid poor artists to obtain new artworks. In the future, they just click a button.

tenebrisalietum 3y ago
This is actually not necessarily only a rich thing. There are numerous artists that will accept commissions and create something for you, unique to you, and it's not thousands of dollars. But your statement brings up (or at least makes me think of) what I think is an interesting point: there's the notion of mass media, which started when broadcasting became a thing. Play 1 recording via a method where potentially millions can hear or see it. It was after the development of broadcast technology that copyright maximalism took hold. IMHO the current IP regime is for that purpose, and cracks are showing in it because media is becoming more fragmented and more personalized. Would mass media ever become a thing of the past?
johnnyanmac 3y ago
Cool, sounds like the 20X0's version of "we'll just outsource the engineers". Of course, they have relatively little to lose and can just reverse course in a few years, likely undercutting the market despite talent being more efficient and self sufficient and able to generate more funds for the company (if I take the charitable end road for this AI stuff). I guess history really does rhyme.

marcosdumay 3y ago

The article is quite long, but it seems to agree with your suspicions. Personally, I don't think this is sustainable. Once you make the injustice obvious, people will give-up on following the rule.

shzhdbi09gv8ioi 3y ago

A: No [1] 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_law_of_headlines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_law_of_headlines

amelius 3y ago
I'm writing an article titled "Is Betteridge's law true?"

waihtis 3y ago

the actual answer is "those who apply themselves will be fine and those who spend all their days wallowing in marxist fantasies will stay poor (both spiritually and monetarily)"