the money Iād pay to Netflix or Spotify wonāt actually go to the artists who worked on the stuff
Not enough of the money goes to the artist, but money does go to the artists. If youāre not sure, ask literally any artist who has their content featured on netflix, or any of the other platforms.
Money also goes to the marketing team, and software developers, and internationalization teams, and all the other people in the chain who actually do have a purpose and make that artistās content more available to the world than it otherwise would be.
But theyāre always going to take more than they should, thatās just called inefficiency, and is where competition can happen. But if itās not generating enough income, the content simply wonāt happen.
Which is honestly fine with me, lord knows we have too much garbage on these platforms.
Most imortantly: I donāt want to shame anyone for pay/not paying, as I usually donāt know their financial situtation.
Totally agree. I felt I was very clear that I myself pirated when I couldnāt afford to pay, which is consistent with the belief that you should pay what you can afford.
Not enough of the money goes to the artist, but money does go to the artists. If youāre not sure, ask literally any artist who has their content featured on netflix, or any of the other platforms.
Really depends on the industry. E.g for games: The devs were already payed their salary and usually donāt get residuals. Here the money goes to the publisher/studio. As I already said: I pay for the indie games I play singe I want these studios to be able to exist/pay their devs. But the money Iād spend on Call of Duty will mostly go to Bobby Kotick and his shareholders.
Money also goes to the marketing team, and software developers, and internationalization teams, and all the other people in the chain who actually do have a purpose and make that artistās content more available to the world than it otherwise would be.
Those people donāt get residuals, but wages. Yes, the money has to come from somewhere. But the animators of a Netflix show Iām watching where already payed. Yes, the people currently working on stuff that will come out in the future still need wages, but letās not forget that most of the money Iād pay will go to shareholders.
But theyāre always going to take more than they should, thatās just called inefficiency, and is where competition can happen. But if itās not generating enough income, the content simply wonāt happen.
I donāt really care for this liberal narrative.
Which is honestly fine with me, lord knows we have too much garbage on these platforms.
So, people who make that āgarbageā donāt deserve to pay their rent? Either be defending the poor workers or be a market extremist. Pick a lane, my dog.
that you should pay what you can afford.
I donāt think people should be ripped off though. Which is what I think is happening with the big platforms.
But the money Iād spend on Call of Duty will mostly go to Bobby Kotick and his shareholdersā¦Yes, the people currently working on stuff that will come out in the future still need wages, but letās not forget that most of the money Iād pay will go to shareholders.
Yes, more than should, sure, weāre saying the same thing.
And then I said:
But if itās not generating enough income, the content simply wonāt happenā¦Which is honestly fine with me, lord knows we have too much garbage on these platforms.
To which you responded:
So, people who make that āgarbageā donāt deserve to pay their rent? Either be defending the poor workers or be a market extremist. Pick a lane, my dog.
Which is a textbook straw man. And then thereās this gem:
Why are you mad that I call your stuff about ācompetitionā and āinefficienciesā a āliberal narrativeā? Thatās what the liberal market economids are supposed to be. How did you interpret it exactly?
You ever find yourself in a discussion where it is abundantly evident that the other person is too ill-equipped to contribute meaningfully to the discussion, but also openly obstinate and reductive in the face of anything they donāt understand?
Itās impossible to not be condescending in that situation, Iāve already done it enough, and Iād rather not continue. Cheers.
Donāt get me wrong: I pay for my indie games and donāt have the time for the so-called ātriple-AAAā crap.
But the money Iād pay to Netflix or Spotify wonāt actually go to the artists who worked on the stuff. Thatās just not how this works.
Most imortantly: I donāt want to shame anyone for pay/not paying, as I usually donāt know their financial situtation.
Not enough of the money goes to the artist, but money does go to the artists. If youāre not sure, ask literally any artist who has their content featured on netflix, or any of the other platforms.
Money also goes to the marketing team, and software developers, and internationalization teams, and all the other people in the chain who actually do have a purpose and make that artistās content more available to the world than it otherwise would be.
But theyāre always going to take more than they should, thatās just called inefficiency, and is where competition can happen. But if itās not generating enough income, the content simply wonāt happen.
Which is honestly fine with me, lord knows we have too much garbage on these platforms.
Totally agree. I felt I was very clear that I myself pirated when I couldnāt afford to pay, which is consistent with the belief that you should pay what you can afford.
Really depends on the industry. E.g for games: The devs were already payed their salary and usually donāt get residuals. Here the money goes to the publisher/studio. As I already said: I pay for the indie games I play singe I want these studios to be able to exist/pay their devs. But the money Iād spend on Call of Duty will mostly go to Bobby Kotick and his shareholders.
Those people donāt get residuals, but wages. Yes, the money has to come from somewhere. But the animators of a Netflix show Iām watching where already payed. Yes, the people currently working on stuff that will come out in the future still need wages, but letās not forget that most of the money Iād pay will go to shareholders.
I donāt really care for this liberal narrative.
So, people who make that āgarbageā donāt deserve to pay their rent? Either be defending the poor workers or be a market extremist. Pick a lane, my dog.
I donāt think people should be ripped off though. Which is what I think is happening with the big platforms.
Yes, more than should, sure, weāre saying the same thing.
And then I said:
To which you responded:
Which is a textbook straw man. And then thereās this gem:
So yeah, I think weāre done here. Bye.
Why are you mad that I call your stuff about ācompetitionā and āinefficienciesā a āliberal narrativeā? Thatās what the liberal market economids are supposed to be. How did you interpret it exactly?
You ever find yourself in a discussion where it is abundantly evident that the other person is too ill-equipped to contribute meaningfully to the discussion, but also openly obstinate and reductive in the face of anything they donāt understand?
Itās impossible to not be condescending in that situation, Iāve already done it enough, and Iād rather not continue. Cheers.
Skill issue, asshole.