cm0002@libretechni.ca to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 11 days agoThe way of the piratelockimagemessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up1648arrow-down130cross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1618arrow-down1imageThe way of the piratelockcm0002@libretechni.ca to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square83fedilinkcross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.ml
minus-squarenimpnin@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 days agoPaywalls only move this to the consumer: If art doesn’t make you money, only rich people can make art. Under the current system, you can make money making art, but only access it if you’re not poor (or pirate it lol). Either way, much of art becomes an image of the experiences of rich people, either through the artists themselves or the audience. A more fundamental change is needed if you really want to solve this issue.
Paywalls only move this to the consumer:
If art doesn’t make you money, only rich people can make art.
Under the current system, you can make money making art, but only access it if you’re not poor (or pirate it lol).
Either way, much of art becomes an image of the experiences of rich people, either through the artists themselves or the audience.
A more fundamental change is needed if you really want to solve this issue.