Nothing of value is free. It is very easy, Mr. Chairman, to convince people that it is in their best interest to give away somebody else's property for nothing, but even the most guileless among us know that this is a cave of illusion where commonsense is lured and then quietly strangled.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Demanding free access to valuable property relies on irrational assumptions.
- In plain terms
- Claiming value should be free tricks people and ignores commonsense.
- What can you take from it?
- Asking for free value relies on flawed reasoning.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is free access ever fair?
- How do we define value?
Another view
Open-source models prove free sharing can still create value.
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