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Microblog Memes

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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

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[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 33 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I say this as a creator; it is not stealing to take something that can be replicated infinitely without cost.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (3 children)

It can be reproduced indefinitely without cost to the creator. It's the first production that's a bitch.

How is initial production funded if nobody is willing to pay for it?

[–] repungnant_canary@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

If it were fairly funded it would be easier to find the money. Because right now tickets and subscriptions are most expensive ever yet just a few months ago US writers had to go on a long strike. If execs and "stars" stopped taking astronomical amounts of money then the production costs would probably go down.

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Artists will create art regardless of whether they are paid for it.

In any case, sale of physical media and merchandising will earn plenty to fund production.

[–] Omniraptor@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

Up front through things like kickstarter? instead of convincing a publisher to sign you on you have to convince a crowd

[–] RedIce25@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I wonder if there is a word for that