• BelieveRevolt [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    If it wasn’t, no one would ever develop any kind of software or scientific research or write a book or produce any kind of intangible work whatsoever.

    Open source software developers, fan translators, emulation developers, etc.: lol.

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        1 year ago

        They make things without getting compensated for it. Same goes for everyone whose hobbies are drawing, painting, making music or any creative endeavor. I’m sure you also have hobbies, are you paid to do them?

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          They make things without getting compensated for it.

          I just addressed this. They only have the time and skills to do make them because they have a paying job that allows them to do that. No job = no skills = no charity. This isn’t complicated.