The argument that paywalls somehow ruin the open parts of the Web always fell flat for me. It is trivial to contribute to the Web for free if one wishes. Nobody is forced to paywall their content.
It doesn't really improve productivity much for me. And if you take into account the emails I receive from coworkers written with copilot then I'm actually doing more work to decipher what they are trying to say.
Looks great, can old Google location data be imported?
John Oliver did a deep dive into her recently. It's not good. She brands herself as a moderate but is essentially in lockstep with most MAGA views. The owners of CBS are gutting everything that's left of the storied CBS brand to enrich themselves.
It is just advertising. The more I think about it the more I can't think of any practical use for generative AI that doesn't involve essentially spamming everyone.
Their modlog is public FYI: https://lemmy.world/modlog?page=1&actionType=All&userId=115941
Looks like they have rules against racism?
Good read that got me thinking. Donation supported journalism works well for NPR.
I can imagine an ecosystem in which enough people give their $50/month streaming subscriptions directly to artists and journalists.
I hope you ate this with your hands!
I've been impressed with F-Droid's press releases. If they have a snowball's chance in hell of stopping this, they are certainly giving it a clear and concise effort.
At the risk of sounding like a conservative, most people do find meaning in doing work and would not be content to lay around eating and watching TikTok forever. Just because someone does not find meaning in laboring to make their bosses wealthy does not mean they don't find meaning in the work itself.
For example I think a lot of "low level" jobs would be quite enjoyable and rewarding if we weren't forced to do them in order to survive. I'm thinking things like carpentry, running a small grocery store or even waiting tables.
So to answer your question, yes, the Earth can provide far more than every person needs to live a fulfilling life because all we need is food, shelter, community and freedom to find how we can best contribute. Those things are not expensive or resource intensive. But they are kept from us and replaced with plastic things we don't need in order to further enrich a small few.
Not my OC I brazenly stole from @moregaghplease@startrek.website on reddit
Yeah exactly, well said. I think for a lot of people the advent of paywalls felt like taking away a free thing, instead of a return to the norm. Personally when it comes to journalism I prefer a paywall to advertiser-supported.