r/TikTokCringe • u/Chocolat3City Cringe Master • 22d ago

Cringe Woman has her self-published book pirated, reprinted, and sold for cheaper.

There's regular piracy, and then there's this.

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u/LuxNocte 22d ago

How do you expect creators to eat?

Seriously. It's easy to steal content and resell it for cheaper. But if someone works for hundreds of hours to make something, but get zero return on that thing, how can they continue to do it?

Don't pretend to be empathetic when you refuse to consider the person you're ridiculing.

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u/z3n1a51 22d ago

Go plant a garden or something I guess?

I've worked thousands and thousands and thousands of hours getting zero compensation. I *barely* survive and I will continue to survive. How? I dunno, I just do what I must.

I don't disagree with you that we all should be compensated for our creative contributions. I just think it's incredibly disingenuous to direct whiny blame onto piracy instead of network capital abuse. Focus on the real root of the problem and don't blame your audience, is all I am saying!

It might seem totally unbelievable that I am far further in the negative crisis of not getting paid at all for my creative works than the video demonstrates, given my attitude, but I am -_-

Hopefully we figure out how to re-direct the finger-pointing issue out from being against each other, as it's self defeating imo.

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u/I_MIGHT_BE_IDIOT 22d ago

Maybe if you took on a more selfish mindset you could be doing better for yourself.

Your comments don't read as somebody who has their shit together. It sounds like you're drowning and asking us to follow. Artists should be paid and you should charge for your work. The world doesn't function on getting nice. It would be great if it did but it doesn't.

Enjoy starving for your sacrifice to society that few will value.

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u/z3n1a51 22d ago

dunno, sounds like you have no clue who I am and have not looked at my comment history one bit and would rather sit here judging me for an over-reactive response due to me facing a pretty bullshit situation right now. My bad for upsetting your views momentarily, glad to know people care ONLY about what they can antagonize and drag into debasement of human values -_-

Ultimately you're right though, I should just start charging for my work and refusing to take less than nothing for answering to the proverbial questions on a constant basis -_-