Chris Miller on Nostr: Look, the whole Internet Archive thing is awful. I 100% agree. But, let's not start ...
Look, the whole Internet Archive thing is awful. I 100% agree.
But, let's not start robbing the authors who make the things we love. Shower them with your cash.
Yes, F the corporations and their DRM. Sure, do what thou wilt on that score. But making this about "free books" is a mistake. ACCESS to books is the issue, corporate control is the issue. Starving the already strapped authors is not.
Do you want AI writing books? Because this is how you get AI writing books.
But, let's not start robbing the authors who make the things we love. Shower them with your cash.
Yes, F the corporations and their DRM. Sure, do what thou wilt on that score. But making this about "free books" is a mistake. ACCESS to books is the issue, corporate control is the issue. Starving the already strapped authors is not.
Do you want AI writing books? Because this is how you get AI writing books.