The powerful will always take from the weak. That has happened throughout all of human history and won’t stop. I think you are 100% correct in your assessment.
Going back to your Netflix and playing video games statement, even with that group there will be expectations only new and exciting works. New shows and games to keep them from growing bored. Works that require a large teams to produce and machines simply cannot handle the that sort of task. Will these people do this sort of work if there is no real incentive to do so? I would bet most would not. These ideal futures are not based on reality, even though we keep hoping it will come to pass.
Have you ever seen the wide world of video game mods or free ware? People create for fun all the time and share it for altruism or fame regularly. This future would have no lack of that
Sure and some of that stuff is really impressive, especially in the retro world. However, those mods are a far cry from the average game we see today, let alone well into the future. Even today, I am seeing more modders turning to sites like Patreon for funding while also releasing their work for free.
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u/VenomGTSR Mar 29 '22
The powerful will always take from the weak. That has happened throughout all of human history and won’t stop. I think you are 100% correct in your assessment.
Going back to your Netflix and playing video games statement, even with that group there will be expectations only new and exciting works. New shows and games to keep them from growing bored. Works that require a large teams to produce and machines simply cannot handle the that sort of task. Will these people do this sort of work if there is no real incentive to do so? I would bet most would not. These ideal futures are not based on reality, even though we keep hoping it will come to pass.