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Re:Neofeudalism and the Digital Manor by adwn on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @06:21AM (#25644363)
> People can pay them to make their work, that's historically how things were done.

So who's going to pay them? Their employer? That raises two problems: 1) Creators can't be independent and self-employed anymore, and 2) how is their employer going to make enough money?

A rich patron? That's hardly a better system.

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Re:Neofeudalism and the Digital Manor by chordalkeyboard on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @06:41AM (#25644507)
> So who's going to pay them? Their employer?

Whoever wants artwork, obviously.

> 1) Creators can't be independent and self-employed anymore,

Actually, there are plenty of independent creators who are either self-employed or work at a job.

> 2) how is their employer going to make enough money?

Presumably the reason they are an employer is their ability to run a successful enterprise.

> A rich patron? That's hardly a better system.

Why not?

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Re:Neofeudalism and the Digital Manor by jeegsy on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @03:02PM (#25661554)
> A rich patron? That's hardly a better system.

Many great works of art have come to us via this system. In our time, isnt that what Patreon is?

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