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If we want authors and other artists/creators to be paid in the long term we need to find a method that is not copyright. Copyright helps Spotify more than mus

If we want authors and other artists/creators to be paid in the long term we need to find a method that is not copyright. Copyright helps Spotify more than musicians and bands. It helps Meta and Google more than authors and journalists. And it’s ignored by anyone who feels like it. We need to tax and restrict corporatism (more so than capitalism) to pay and make way for things we care about, including the arts.

ahofmann 2y ago
That sounds constructive, I like the idea!
freen 2y ago
Indeed. The only trick that consistently improves the lot of all participants in a civilization is to take a portion of the private surplus and apply it to the public good. That’s it. That’s the whole thing.