This would be something amazing, except for capitalism.

Industrialization produces enough to provide for basic needs. But hoarding immense wealth means the masses suffer so the few can live high on the hog.

One fact not taken into account: if society doesn’t change, laying off 30% of the workforce is a recipe for pitchforks and torches.

Imagine a world where Gore won in 2000. It’s depressing to think about how different things could have gone.

We're so thoroughly screwed, that it's the best I can do to get through the day without having a massive panic attack about it.

I try not to talk about it in real life because everyone is so in denial or like me, can't deal with the fact that we're still pretending "this is fine" while the house is on fire.

It was created to protect individual artists commercial rights. But at this point, it's rent-seeking. Corporations who own copyrighted works long after the death of an artist/writer/musician and the sale of the asset by the heirs benefits nobody but the mega-corps who have the power to brutally enforce them.

Society does not benefit by this.

Surely there has to be a better way to encourage and reward creative people. In truth, how many truly prosper by their works? A handful. It's much more common to create something in service of a corporation, who then immediately owns the rights to it.