So, to convince people across the aisle on a small scale? Sure, I guess that's a valid thing to aspire to. Don't see the argument really helping that, but then I guess I don't really buy the move from copyleft so, that'll probably not happen.
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Well, no, it's not really aisle crossing, it's people who vaguely think piracy is bad but don't think about it much being "activated" by seeing threads from authors personally testifying about how it's devastated their lives
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Sure. Thing is, that giant sucking sound, middle class artistic etc etc not being coincidental with technology and all that you mentioned? The boom of representation for people like me that came alongside it, also not a coincidence I think
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How valuable is LGBTQ representation in media that doesn't put money into LGBTQ pockets
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How much was going into LGBTQ pockets when the best we had was Ace Ventura?
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So the logic is that if everyone is poor then the cishet creators also being poor makes it easier for LGBTQ creators to compete? And that's a net benefit against the backdrop of overall poverty?
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The logic is that severe wealth disparity is worse, yes.
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Wealth disparity between the top 1% of creators and the bottom 99% has *increased*, as has wraith disparity in society generally
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Replying to @arthur_affect @VivJaye and
The consolidation of big budget mass media has never been greater Disney is buying all the remaining household names to make into one juggernaut Movie theaters have to show the big tentpole MCU shit or show nothing at all
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I mean if we were arguing about anything else, like the economy generally instead of just "the creative industry", this would be a straightforward so-called "neoliberal" argument "Yeah we had lots more unions back in the day but also more racism, so hey"
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"Is it possible to have unions without racism? No one knows for sure but let's just assume it's unlikely and that the way everything is now is for the best"
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The Flipside is equally unknowable? Like maybe in a magical world we keep both the gatekeeping required to lock down copyright and somehow also remove the part where those gates keep the queers out but.... based on what?
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Okay so I actually want to know what the hell you mean by this In what sense did piracy actually make it easier for queer people to get paying media jobs, or for queer people who DON'T get paying media jobs to make stuff for free
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