Note: This is not to argue with anybody or contest any particular takes that are going around. This is not vaguebugging, I promise.
I think it's important not to fall into the trap of privileging some modes of media creation over others on the grounds that one is more "real" or "authentic" etc. That's a fucking trap. I do think it's really important to focus on whether and how a work exploits/steals labor, whether through scraping or the many other ways in which labor has always been stolen.
For whose benefit, at whose expense.





