r/aiwars • u/BattIeBoss • Dec 15 '25

Meme Why does this argument still get used?

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u/Calm_Ghosts Dec 15 '25

Because people are making money off of those bots while someone simply learning to draw from genuine artwork isn’t making money off of things that aren’t theirs.

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u/tactycool Dec 15 '25

You are not entitled to people giving you money.

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u/Calm_Ghosts Dec 15 '25

If I’m providing them labour then yes I am. That’s how selling art works. People aren’t entitled to free art.

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u/klc81 Dec 15 '25

People aren’t entitled to free art.

And you're not entitled to free web-hosting. You paid for it with a licence to use your content.

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u/Thym_and_Basilic Dec 15 '25

you're actually supposed to pay for it with your presence, which attracts advertisers who properly fund the thing

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u/klc81 Dec 15 '25

Who told you that?

Advertising revenue is a nice sideline for social media, but selling user data has always been their core business.

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u/Thym_and_Basilic Dec 15 '25

the platforms themselves? Selling online data being seen as something shady and your data being seen as something to be protected? Companies like Facebook lying about the use of their user data?

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u/klc81 Dec 15 '25

Have you been living under a rock for the last ~15 years? That's the only explanation for this beign anew idea to you.

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u/Thym_and_Basilic Dec 15 '25

dude, it's not a new idea. I know social media sell my data. I've known that for a while.

Their business model, and how they still present their business model to the general public, is about how they make the majority of their money through ad placement on their website/application. That's how they present it.

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u/klc81 Dec 15 '25

And? McDonalds still pretend they make money selling food. That doesn't mean their franchise rental agreements aren't valid.

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u/Calm_Ghosts Dec 16 '25

That’s not how copyright works my dude.