That’s a great sentiment for the more tech-inclined folk, but for the masses, smug tech superiority doesn’t mean much. People are going to use what they use; it’s better to embrace what they’re using than to shout into a vaccuum that millions of people need to stop enjoying what they like, and start enjoying what you enjoy.

The real test of win/lose is if they are able to turn a profit

Use a VPN, and pipe the text-only output to your printer

I don’t think they care about their image. How many people decided to not see Avengers: End Game because the studios are greedy

Neat, but it still means nothing. You’re still posting in a public forum. You can copyright or watermark your work, but fair use is a two way street.

I’m using Liftoff, and it’s pretty good

I just think of the Watergate tapes. Is so easy now to take a minute of audio to mimic someone’s voice, then make them say what ever you want. If Watergate happened today, it would be easy to deflect saying it was AI. Similarly, in less than an hour I could create a realistic conversation between Donald Trump and Joe Biden on a phone call admitting to rigging the system

It’s not really about doing anything. It’s about playing to the base. It’s more politically advantageous to tell you string Christian base that you’re banning porn, instead of educating them in why bans don’t work, or could be harmful