[falcolas]

That's an assumption that has not been tested in modern times. At least in the past, an artist could sell their painting.

And even if the assumption proves to be true, the volume will decrease dramatically as people are no longer allowed to make a living to create their art.

And no, Patreon and its ilk is not a sufficient replacement, not for full time jobs. It mostly doesn't even replace a job for the (comparatively few) people on it today.

EDIT: I for one will miss movies like "Everything Everwhere All At Once", which could not have been made as an "impulse" project.

[matheusmoreira]

> That's an assumption that has not been tested in modern times.

It's a fact as old as humanity itself. People will create because that's what people do. What isn't guaranteed is the existence of the billion dollar copyright industry.

> an artist could sell their painting.

Still perfectly possible to sell the physical canvas you applied paint to.

> the volume will decrease dramatically as people are no longer allowed to make a living to create their art

So what? That's a good thing. The market is filled with cheap art that's made just to sell copies, stuff that wouldn't even exist at all if not for the profit. I don't consider that a big loss at all.

[JohnFen]

> I don't consider that a big loss at all.

And yet you're cheering on AI that will dramatically increase the amount of cheap art that's made just to sell copies.

[matheusmoreira]

So worst case scenario is just more of the same. I'm OK with that.

[CuriouslyC]

Um, people are still blacksmithing and riding old tymie bikes, so I'm pretty sure it has been tested.

[falcolas]

Yes. A tiny fraction of a percent of people (compared to the volume of smiths in the past) do continue traditional blacksmithing.

The results of their work is not IP though, which makes the comparison too weak to serve as proof that artistic works that create only IP will continue unabated.

[CuriouslyC]

Blacksmiths in America don't make money, it's a hobby they do for fun. If the argument is that people will stop doing hobbies because a machine can do the work faster and better I'm pretty sure that's been proven wrong.

[falcolas]

Sure they do it for money. You cant live in America without doing something for money, and many of these blacksmiths do it full time.

There’s probably one in your city.