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> but it feels disrespectful to use them for people who want their content deleted

I think it’s ok to recognize that the artist and I want different things and that’s ok.

But people’s wishes aren’t absolute. And I don’t think it’s disrespectful to not do what people want.

Once an artist makes something and puts it out in the world, they lose control. Visual art is not something that someone owns, so they don’t have a right to decide to destroy or take back what they released.

I expect that this is unpleasant to the artist. But life is unpleasant. And the trade off is that others get to do what they want.

I think this conflict is probably ok and best, as the alternative is some sort of complicated right that would let artists be able to reach into my private collection and remove stuff that is mine, just because they made it.

I’m happier and happier with my historical process of buying some physical media that comes with a digital download that I use while the physical media just sits there gathering dust. But backups are good even if I never use them.