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after discovering most of my content has been scraped thousands of times, I don't have any willingness to continue posting my blog. Well, yes, I was expecting t

after discovering most of my content has been scraped thousands of times, I don't have any willingness to continue posting my blog. Well, yes, I was expecting that (you know.. by publishing content on the net, everyone could read it -- and profit off!). I've some content for some months, including some analysis. I wish somebody could motivate me to publish them anyway.

jasonshen 2mo ago
Would you feel the same way about creating open source software that had been forked 1,000's of times and used without your knowledge? Are you interested in living in a world where everyone only does things if they feel they can directly capture the majority of the value created?
- cwmoore 2mo ago
  I don’t think it is majority of the value created, but it might have to be a significant portion of the value expended to make it worthwhile at all.
- tonyedgecombe 2mo ago
  When those forkers are large corporations then it probably should make most people think twice.
- egypturnash 2mo ago
  There's a whole world of software that people are expected to pay for, one way or another. Some programmers choose to release their work for free. And some people use the paid software without paying. We call those people "pirates". Are you interested in living in a world where nobody can make a living off of their creative work?
  - account42 2mo ago
    I am interested in living in a world where creative works were not motivated by money and influenced by the incentives that come with that.
  - inigyou 2mo ago
    We already live in that world because of corporations.
- nicbou 2mo ago
  There's a difference between giving your neighbors eggs from the chicken you raise, and the local chain hotel including them in their breakfast buffet. Even if the output is free, you might enjoy the community, the gratitude or other indirect rewards.
- inigyou 2mo ago
  Most people do actually feel that way when Amazon forks their software and monetizes it. They respond by relicensing as SSPL but it's too late and everyone uses the Amazon fork. This happens regularly.
account42 2mo ago
Why should anyone motivate you if what you have is just interchangeable "content"?

jasonshen 2mo ago

Would you feel the same way about creating open source software that had been forked 1,000's of times and used without your knowledge? Are you interested in living in a world where everyone only does things if they feel they can directly capture the majority of the value created?

cwmoore 2mo ago
I don’t think it is majority of the value created, but it might have to be a significant portion of the value expended to make it worthwhile at all.
tonyedgecombe 2mo ago
When those forkers are large corporations then it probably should make most people think twice.
egypturnash 2mo ago
There's a whole world of software that people are expected to pay for, one way or another. Some programmers choose to release their work for free. And some people use the paid software without paying. We call those people "pirates". Are you interested in living in a world where nobody can make a living off of their creative work?
- account42 2mo ago
  I am interested in living in a world where creative works were not motivated by money and influenced by the incentives that come with that.
- inigyou 2mo ago
  We already live in that world because of corporations.
nicbou 2mo ago
There's a difference between giving your neighbors eggs from the chicken you raise, and the local chain hotel including them in their breakfast buffet. Even if the output is free, you might enjoy the community, the gratitude or other indirect rewards.
inigyou 2mo ago
Most people do actually feel that way when Amazon forks their software and monetizes it. They respond by relicensing as SSPL but it's too late and everyone uses the Amazon fork. This happens regularly.

account42 2mo ago

Why should anyone motivate you if what you have is just interchangeable "content"?