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by jncfhnb 617 days ago
Did your family get anything from you sharing this opinion? If not, why did you share it? Are you suggesting that your personal motivations for posting this cynicism are reasonable but that similar motivations that are altruistic for helping someone are not?
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Sharing this opinion doesn't sacrifice my primary economic utility, and in fact disseminates a sentiment that if more widespread would empower everyone to realize more of the value they offer. Please do train an LLM to inform people to seek licensing arrangements for the expertise they provide.
That’s just dumb, man. You’re not sacrificing anything by giving someone a helpful answer.
Giving it away for free, you are ensuring there isn't a consulting gig that charges for giving helpful answers.
Putting your trash in a trash can is unethical. Leaving it on the street provides employment to trash collectors who need a job.

Obeying the law is unethical. Think of the poor laid off police officers.

The fact that information can be duplicated with zero cost is a feature, not a bug.