cm0002@libretechni.ca to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 day agoThe way of the piratelemmy.mlimagemessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1571arrow-down126cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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minus-squarenimpnin@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·18 hours 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.