You really think people would spend a lifetime writing books if they couldn’t make money from it?

Things which are free have no value, both economic and societal. Even when we pirate stuff, at least our society encourages creative labour.

There’s a weird modern military turn based strategy game where you fight invading orcs. It’s called Spellcross and until recently it only was available through Hall of the Underdogs. Great game, very Xcom, balls hard.

Most artists never make any money at all…

Wouldn’t it achieve more to boycott things instead? If you won’t even give up watching a tv show, you aren’t an activist you are just complaining on the internet.

He who pays the piper calls the tune. Don’t complain that modern media is garbage that doesn’t cater to you while also saying middle class soccer moms can sponsor everything.

I can’t play my Sega CD games on my PS5 either; difference is that I’m not complaining.

It does matter though - The price paid to the creator was based on the prospect of X number of sales or Y numbers of adverts. Almost everyone who presently is trying to get their creative works seen is hoping that being seen helps them to “make it” and be able to write or sing or whatever as a full time job.