I have been struggling to understand why so many people would gleefully and openly celebrate the theft of writing and art via AI. Then I realize they haven’t ever had something that they personally brought to life, nurtured, loved and was immensely proud of, let alone depended on for paying the bills and feeding their families—they’ve never had anything they needed to protect at all costs, and that leaves me even sadder than I was before.
@kin I'm with you 100% here
But what I also don't understand is why so many people are anti-copyright, somehow believing that when someone creates something new and original they should give up their rights to that work so anyone can use it for free. People don't understand the concept of intellectual property and, for some reason, believe that it's within the domain of corporations instead of something that people like you and I often rely on to earn a living.
@kin The number of people I've encountered here who think IP is evil disgusts me. If you don't create, I guess it's okay to walk all over the folks who are trying to create for a living. 🙄