> These people are nothing more than glorified Amazon workers.
And what's that supposed to mean? It sounds like you feel they're low status and therefore undeserving.
> This isn't the hill to die on. People viscerally feel this isn't a job which can justify itself—because it can't.
But somehow, the job of just owning a bunch of shit and living off the proceeds doesn't seem offend people the same way, when it's literally the same thing.
> Besides, royalties are an artificial construction enforced by governments through courts and obedient police force that will kill you if you don't go along with what they say.
You know what else is like that? Private property.
And what's that supposed to mean? It sounds like you feel they're low status and therefore undeserving.
> This isn't the hill to die on. People viscerally feel this isn't a job which can justify itself—because it can't.
But somehow, the job of just owning a bunch of shit and living off the proceeds doesn't seem offend people the same way, when it's literally the same thing.
> Besides, royalties are an artificial construction enforced by governments through courts and obedient police force that will kill you if you don't go along with what they say.
You know what else is like that? Private property.