Comments on: Embracing The Future http://joshuacalledme.com/2008/04/20/embracing-the-future/ Classic case for recruitment by the soviets Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:48:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Richard http://joshuacalledme.com/2008/04/20/embracing-the-future/#comment-65 Richard Thu, 22 May 2008 22:07:38 +0000 http://joshuacalledme.com/?p=2204#comment-65 He attacked the "Slashdot argument" as he called it, which apparently says that everything should be free. He said it was a crock of shit, and explained why. My post simply says that he has misunderstood what those people are saying. They are not saying that everything should be free, they are simply fed up with those who are doing everything they can to keep a hold of their old business model, such as locking up their content behind DRM or sending lawyers to the doors of anyone who defies them. I then clearly go onto say that the winners in this game will be the ones that accept their old business model is gone, and get ready to embrace a new one. Just like the winners of every other shift in business over the past 300 years, whether that be the invention of the cotton gin or the piano roll. To think you can win by not changing, and building walls around what you have, is a foolish view. My post is not a personal attack, it takes no potshots, and although I may use the "new business model" refrain that others have used before, it doesn't seem to be sinking in anywhere. He attacked the “Slashdot argument” as he called it, which apparently says that everything should be free. He said it was a crock of shit, and explained why.

My post simply says that he has misunderstood what those people are saying. They are not saying that everything should be free, they are simply fed up with those who are doing everything they can to keep a hold of their old business model, such as locking up their content behind DRM or sending lawyers to the doors of anyone who defies them.

I then clearly go onto say that the winners in this game will be the ones that accept their old business model is gone, and get ready to embrace a new one. Just like the winners of every other shift in business over the past 300 years, whether that be the invention of the cotton gin or the piano roll. To think you can win by not changing, and building walls around what you have, is a foolish view.

My post is not a personal attack, it takes no potshots, and although I may use the “new business model” refrain that others have used before, it doesn’t seem to be sinking in anywhere.

]]> By: bigyaz http://joshuacalledme.com/2008/04/20/embracing-the-future/#comment-64 bigyaz Thu, 22 May 2008 21:51:19 +0000 http://joshuacalledme.com/?p=2204#comment-64 That's a really unfair portrayal of Steven's posting. He is clearly very open to learning of new ways of rewarding creative people for their work. In fact, that's just what he was asking for. Unfortunately, instead he received a few interesting ideas and a lot of personal attacks like yours. Interestingly, through your longwinded post you provide no new ideas, and nothing that (except for a few examples you cite of artists who are *already* famous and highly compensated) really addresses his questions. Sure, it's easy to take potshots; how about some fresh ideas instead of recycling the same "new business model" refrain. That’s a really unfair portrayal of Steven’s posting. He is clearly very open to learning of new ways of rewarding creative people for their work. In fact, that’s just what he was asking for.

Unfortunately, instead he received a few interesting ideas and a lot of personal attacks like yours. Interestingly, through your longwinded post you provide no new ideas, and nothing that (except for a few examples you cite of artists who are *already* famous and highly compensated) really addresses his questions.

Sure, it’s easy to take potshots; how about some fresh ideas instead of recycling the same “new business model” refrain.

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