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There was no other outcome possible from the moment we invented a technology that allowed everybody to create infinite copies of digital content at almost zero
by dandellion 3y ago
There was no other outcome possible from the moment we invented a technology that allowed everybody to create infinite copies of digital content at almost zero cost.
If tomorrow we discovered a source of infinite free energy, oil and energy companies could try anything they wanted, their current business model would end up obsolete sooner or later.
- ricardo81 3y agoCan't say I disagree it was inevitable but could have been legislated for, which seems to be years behind the times as always. My main concern is just unique content that is adequately rewarded that isn't siphoned off by large platforms that can viralise said content, or along those lines. Maybe even if the big tech could pass on some (most) of the proceeds because of the (content share), it'd be far less a thing. Otherwise, 90% of people being made aware of an idea see it somewhere beyond the original source and those secondary sources capitalise because... simply because it's the norm.
- neonsunset 3y agoJust look at what happened to nuclear energy :)
- k__ 3y agoSo, nuclear proponents are now going so far to call the catastrophes of the past a big oil psyops?
- BobaFloutist 3y agoNuclear power plants have a dramatically higher upfront cost than personal computers. You can't really ignore the capital cost and call the energy free. A better example is solar power, which is slowly but surely whittling away at fossil fuels.