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>(Someone who works for nothing is the definition of a slave.) I could go and lick the grass on my porch. I won't get paid for that. No matter how much I would
by wosos 11y ago
>(Someone who works for nothing is the definition of a slave.)
I could go and lick the grass on my porch. I won't get paid for that. No matter how much I would like it.
Many things are just not profitable.
Unless you find other models, like patronizing
- wwweston 11y agoIf an activity (particularly one like writing books) creates value for people and yet somehow people engaged in that activity can't get paid, that might deserve a closer look than "many things are just not profitable." Or a better comparison than to a hypothetical personally recreative activity like licking grass.
- wosos 11y agoYes, definitely it would need a closer look. And makes you think if it would or should go the same way of other non profitable but socially valuable activities, by the hands of non profit foundations and/or government support. And if that would be a better or worse model than the current one.
- metasean 11y ago>Unless you find other models, like patronizing Patronizing like - https://www.patreon.com/ https://www.patreon.com/ - or patronizing like, "offensively condescending" [1]. Based on context, I'm assuming the former, but patronizing is a auto-antonym, so it should be clarified [2]. [1] https://www.wordnik.com/words/patronizing https://www.wordnik.com/words/patronizing [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-antonym https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-antonym
- jessaustin 11y ago"Patronage" might be a better word for that...
- wosos 11y agoThank you, you're right, I was speaking of a patronage like in the case of https://www.patreon.com https://www.patreon.com