I want to pay. I want creators to be fairly compensated for their work. I just want a structure that doesn’t require a predatory middleman that adds no value.
nah, i want the enshittified services to die so we can have someone else do it properly for a few years before enshittifying again, rinse repeat until capitalism ends.
You actually want most people to pay for this crap so stuff still gets made for us to pirate. Thanks, rubes!
I want to pay. I want creators to be fairly compensated for their work. I just want a structure that doesn’t require a predatory middleman that adds no value.
Look for alternative ways to give them money, like merch and the like.
nah, i want the enshittified services to die so we can have someone else do it properly for a few years before enshittifying again, rinse repeat until capitalism ends.
Since capitalism isn’t ending any time soon, I’ll have to be satisfied with leeching from it where possible.
exactly.