Post #948498

2026-04-02 23:54 UTC

Seeing more programmers take the stance of &quot;the plagiarism machine works, so I guess we have accept it&quot;. Contrast that with art and creative industries, where theft and plagiarism aren&#39;t new phenomenons. Unions keep these industries alive. And it&#39;s laughable to imagine telling an artist that they have to accept a plagiarist in their communities. Easy to say &quot;let&#39;s all be nice to each other&quot; when you&#39;re well paid and haven&#39;t lost your job yet. Some tough lessons will be learned soon.

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@protowlf@mastodon.gamedev.place 2026-04-03 00:08

You know how you fight corporations? With unions. Picket lines. New contracts blackballing plagiarists. Older workers walking out to support their (financially insecure) younger peers. That's what past generations did to maintain the world we enjoy today. You do not fight by saying "plagiarists are people too", not picketing, and not walking out. When you take this stance, you're trying to sound nice, but you're naive -- you're collecting your paycheck and condemning the next generation.

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@moonleay@mastodon.de 2026-04-03 15:26

@protowlf@mastodon.gamedev.place The sad thing is that a lot of programmers don't see programming as a creative work. They don't care about copyright, licenses or actual skill, because the hype man told them that "ai is the future".

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@Rycochet@furs.social 2026-04-03 16:14

@protowlf@mastodon.gamedev.place People in tech are going to learn the harsh lesson that people so many other fields have learned,, that rolling over and showing your belly to the investor class and their new toys isn't going to get you a belly rub for being such a good boy. All you're going to get is more work piled on top of you or a swift kick to propel you out the door because you can't defend yourself.

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