tararara

I want to do this but I'm scared of the backlash of "you're being exploitative!!!!".

I know the people who say that mean well, but it totally overlooks both how much the culture does (as you say) want to provide their art for projects to use it and create value together, and... reality. Shouting at everyone isn't the way to get them onboard, but shout they do, and it's one country in particular that seems to scream the most.

I'm in the UK and I can't walk down the street without tripping over producers, so maybe the way around the angsty people is finding them in person? Or... we just use AI. The robots solving our social issues is probably a thing.

What makes this important lesson harder is that the image of a founder has become an identity for so many young and talented people. Getting past that and wiping it out to start again, is really hard.

Do you have any insights into why they act like this? Is it the founders vision?