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Why? Why do we have to? Why do companies get to take the creative output of humanity for free to make a profit?

Why is it a national security issue? Because people who could make billions of dollars say so?

At some point, we have to look at this pragmatically. To me, it's not about FAANGs getting over on the every man, it's about making sure we maintain the opportunity of playing on the same field, with the same resources.

But why must it be free? Immense amounts of money are being thrown around and at the first suggestion that maybe the thing that underpins their work should be paid for they say it’s infeasible. If you listen to Altman the future is going to be infinite. Why can’t we pay authors for their books in that case?

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