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No one has a right to survive in the sense that you mean, especially giant, useless corporations. If AI came around that made my job obsolete, threatening my ex
by joesmo 13y ago
No one has a right to survive in the sense that you mean, especially giant, useless corporations. If AI came around that made my job obsolete, threatening my existence, then no, I would not have the right to survive still by coding especially since the AI would presumably do much better work. Likewise, media companies do not have a right to survive. When their business model is superseded, they should adapt or perish like everyone else.
There are plenty of companies whose products are no longer necessary. Do they have a right to survive? No. Not if they don't adapt and start producing useful goods. One example would be a company like Kodak who once made most of their money from analog cameras and film. If they hadn't changed their focus from their initial offerings they'd be in even worse shape then they are now. No one who doesn't adapt deserves to survive (in an economic sense, of course).
- ztratar 13y agoPerhaps we have fundamentally different views. To me, it seems that we should be on the side of doing what is best for humanity. Companies whos products are no longer necessary? Hollywoods products haven't lost any value -- they're simply being copied, and thus their value diminished by illicit means.
- joesmo 13y agoI agree that the products themselves (movies, music, books, etc.) have not lost any value. That isn't what record companies are selling, although it appears so. What one mainly pays for is distribution, advertising, and marketing. In that, there is little to no value left. See the artists' cut vs. the actual price of physical goods (or even digital ones).