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What's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago by Basement_Dweller@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

But how should a singer who produces an album, or an author who writes a book, or whatever be compensated? Its popularity isn't really known until after it's published, it's not really fair for a damn good writer to get paid the same as someone who produces slop.