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One is a billionaire who is selling all of his books, the other one is a quite-broke human who has the courage and decency to provide her book online for free. Trade-Free. No ads, no data collection, no subscribe-here-to-read bullshit.

That's the world in which we live. The ones who make a fortune are trained and incentivized to not even share their "must read" books for free, despite having so much wealth.

Oh look, Bill Gates released a book about "How to Avoid a Climate Disaster"! It must be important.... so it is worth 18$ to read.

Grab Sasha's book from here https://www.bigworldsmallsasha.com/book/ - she also talks a lot about Climate Change, solutions, and a new kind of worldview.

#gates #climatechange #capitalism #TradeRuinsEverything #climate #billionaires

#climate #capitalism #ClimateChange #billionaires #TradeRuinsEverything #Gates

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Jordan (Damn Good Tech) 4hire
Jordan (Damn Good Tech) 4hire
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Wow, how evil do you have to be to earn a living to support your family? The nerve of some people.
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Tio
Tio
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Indeed....Gates really needs to feed his family from the sales of that book....

As for those who depend on book sales, at least they should be honest and admit that it is unfortunate they have to sell their books in a world where digital copies come at almost 0 cost in terms of resources. At least Sasha is also putting it for free online.

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Professor_Stevens
Professor_Stevens
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Her call, but I don't feel at ease equating poverty with nobility. Why doesn't she offer her book for a modest price?
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Professor_Stevens
Professor_Stevens
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@tio @roko
I'd like to see her make a living wage.
@Tio @Rokosun
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Tio
Tio
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She won't like most authors, musicians, and artists won't. It is a messed-up society and that's where we should look if we are to blame anything. It should not be that we are all like rats in a cage competing for survival, in a society where we have mountains of waste and an abundance of stuff.

We should provide for all with at least the basic needs, this way when one writes a book they can simply share it online at very little cost in terms of resources/energy and not worry about surviving in this trade society,

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Sasha
Sasha
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The thing is that even if I created a barrier and prevented those who couldn't buy a book from reading it, I'm sure that I still would barely make any money. Unfortunately that's the case for most writers, they may work on a book for years and years, but the only ones who will profit from it are publishing companies and distributors. Writers only get a small percentage 😔 At least now I can feel good about sharing my book. I believe that if you think something is important, you should want to share it, not only sell it.
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Tio
Tio
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Donations. Unfortunately this is the only way to survive while creating free stuff. Or have side-jobs to support your free projects.
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