🧠 they should just put all of ao3 in a torrent and distribute it. it's text, text compresses real good
👨 but--
🧠 wait no! then the ai scrapers would be able to steal it even more easily
👨 but-
🧠 ah but they won't, will they? tech bros just point at a website and grunt, their chatbot wired up to a shell goes uselessly, wastefully, inconsiderately, violently scraping
👨 still-
🧠 they should just put all of ao3 in a torrent and distribute it
👨 no- augh you're going in circles
@pho4cexa they should not because respecting authorial control over the works of ones community members is important for community health and that requires allowing authors to adjust the accessibility of their work at will, which remains true even when non community members have dedicated themselves to being assholes who violate this principle
@Satsuma you are absolutely correct.
disregard my intrusive thoughts and listen to this, everyone reading this thread.