[kofejnik]

it's a logical fallacy to assume that people who downloaded your work would have discovered it and actually paid for it if there was no free option

a lot of artists would PAY to get millions of downloads/views

[abiox]

> it's a logical fallacy to assume that people who downloaded your work would have discovered it and actually paid for it if there was no free option

it's a "logical fallacy" to assume they wouldn't

[gaius]

Let me know when you can pay rent or buy groceries with retweets.

[vonklaus]

it's unclear if you do not realize thousands of people make their living full-time as promoters on social media. They literally pay rent with money that was paid to them proportionate to their retweets. Or if this was hyperbole to underscore your disagreement with a freemium business model

[abiox]

this seems like an equivocation

[hacknat]

You mean pirated? It's a logical fallacy to assume that your otherwise non-discovery makes your decision moral.