Why would I care?
If a thing stops being something I want to engage with, I stop engaging. Demanding that everything that has ever existed, must continue to exist in exactly the fashion of my preference would seem like a mental illness.
Why would I care?
If a thing stops being something I want to engage with, I stop engaging. Demanding that everything that has ever existed, must continue to exist in exactly the fashion of my preference would seem like a mental illness.
tomalley8342@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Because it establishes that the creator’s authority is not absolute and the consumer has quite a bit of sway in how products are created and commercialized. Unless you are one of such people who believe indirect coercion of the free market doesn’t count as coercion? If the creator (more or less) of a for-profit work must present their work in a specific way otherwise no-body will buy it, that is coercion and a slight to the creator’s authority, no?
TimothyOilypants@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
The creator can continue to produce their work in whatever way they want. Art does not require an observer to exist or be valuable.
tomalley8342@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I appreciate that sentiment, but let’s stay on topic. This and the original article, movement, etc, are for commercial ventures no?
TimothyOilypants@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
No. Video games are fundamentally artistic expression. If YOU choose to engage with them commercially then you do so at the creators direction and on their terms.
We’re not talking about public utilities, survival essentials, or any other tangible goods. We are talking about something inherently experiential in nature.