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“ It’s a gigantic social phenomenon. People find ways of getting money by impeding society. Once they can impede society, they can be paid to leave people alone. ” — Richard Stallman, 1986 ( http://www.gnu.org/gnu/byte-interview )
It's a form of price discrimination: charging rich people more than poor people.
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There is no inherent reason why a person should be paid for work. In the tech sector if you can't effectively monetize the work you do then the attitude is very much "well do something else then", but for some reason media people seem to think that when they cannot monetize their work it is the fault of the consumer, not themselves. Some business models were just never meant to be, politely asking random people to do…
The two ways these "media people" on YouTube get money are exactly the same two ways that most "tech sector" people get money -- advertising or direct payment. In this case, the customer gets to choose which they prefer. What you're suggesting is exactly equivalent to software piracy or unauthorized access to computer services.
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The two ways these "media people" on YouTube get money are exactly the same two ways that most "tech sector" people get money -- advertising or direct payment. In this case, the customer gets to choose which they prefer. What you're suggesting is exactly equivalent to software piracy or unauthorized access to computer services.
Yes, just because you can make a website that people view does not mean you deserve money for that, the days where eyes on screens == $$$ are rapidly ending.