no one is raping cows

most calves are brought to full weight before slaughter

it's not rape, it's a veterinary procedure called artificial insemination and it's safer than letting a bull mount them.

no one likes animal abuse

no one is raping cows

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I'm not sure you want to rely on Patreon in any case, since it also relies on the retention of rights for profit. In your scenario, when they upload to Patreon, anyone involved could tell them to get fucked and pay the author nothing.

anyone could do that now. people still get paid.

Exactly, and since it certainly follows a long tail distribution, the rest of the 250,000 creators on patreon make a tiny fraction of that. For the vast majority of people, it doesn’t provide a primary income.

this is true for the vast majority of storytellers and artists and musicians through all of history.

any time it has worked proves you are wrong. the top 50 patreons clear over $100k a year

only one person would need to be able to live on either model to disprove your claim. since that has definitely happened, you're definitely lying.

you claim they are not feasible, but we know people do get paid through them, so you're just lying.

you recognize two well known cases where copyright is not necessary to get paid. I don't think there is even an argument at this point. have a nice day.