Everytime I see this, I just think
What the fuck am I even doing
I'm not even gonna be active in most of these places
But this hellsite is going down faster than my sanity, and I have no idea where the hell most of the artists I wanna still see are going :')
the whole discussion about book 🏴☠️ is so stupid if you’re not from an english speaking country, you probably won’t find an english book in your local library, especially fictional ones & books aren’t getting any cheaper so MAYBE focus on availability and affordable pricing first
“You could use libraries” other than the US and UK most countries don’t have libraries with english book let alone third world countries, “use KU” but most Middle Eastern countries can’t even access KU. “Books aren’t worth the money” yeah a series where each book costs 50$ is++
Like anyone who’s been banned for child safety can tell you this is just bullshit cause they just instantly permanently ban your account lmao
Also THIS is why they shouldn’t be using AI to moderate it, it’s one thing to have it review a giant csam database to detect it but
She should be even angrier bc a publishing house is making money from a book that is a plagiarized version of her books... but of course, it's much easier to pick on readers who don't have the financial means than to take on a publishing house. coward
the thing about piracy is that there are advantages that authors don’t think about: if someone pirates the book but promotes it to their followers, that could convince more people to read the book then promote it to their audiences and so on
This! We always say that teenagers should rather read books instead of watching TV, yet books are super expensive and of course they want to read the latest releases which publishers exploit and make them more and more expensive! The ebook doesn’t need to cost as much as a print
funny how fast people jump to defend 'ethics' when it comes to piracy and free books while ignoring that literacy itself is a privilege built on access some people don't have and can't afford.
if piracy databases feed info to ai than that’s not the ppls fault who have to rely on piracy due to lack of access and affordability but, once again, the systems. It always comes back to the system but instead of trying to cause actual change yall are looking for scapegoats. +