JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agoInteresting how artists don't make enough money from their creations, so our solution is to make certain information illegal to share, rather than give them a universal basic income.message-squaremessage-square204fedilinkarrow-up1577arrow-down1113
arrow-up1464arrow-down1message-squareInteresting how artists don't make enough money from their creations, so our solution is to make certain information illegal to share, rather than give them a universal basic income.JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square204fedilink
minus-squarecdegallo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23arrow-down6·1 year agoThe creation can possibly have monetary value, thus the protection. How much is up to society. This isn’t a good argument for UBI.
minus-squarenephs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down4·1 year agoUnfortunately, “society” doesn’t control most of the value of anything. The monopolists do. So the only really valuable kind of art is the art that can be used for speculation and money laundering.
The creation can possibly have monetary value, thus the protection. How much is up to society.
This isn’t a good argument for UBI.
Unfortunately, “society” doesn’t control most of the value of anything. The monopolists do.
So the only really valuable kind of art is the art that can be used for speculation and money laundering.