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I find this surprising, because frankly I agree.
I don't know much about Dorsey, but in Musk's case, I think this is another case of him espousing a good idea he'd never actually honor.
I think that anyone should be able to make movies with Mickey Mouse and no one should need to license code. But I suspect that like with free expression, these are values most proponents only like when it's benefiting them.
Also, as for the alternatives to support creatives, I would say start with universal services. Universal housing, universal healthcare, universal education, universal food. We would have so much more art if we recognized that no one should have to "earn" their survival. Once that's guaranteed -- and abolish billionaires and extreme wealth inequality too -- I think discussions over how to support creatives would take place from a much more favorable starting point.
This needs to be done first before any universal support is even possible. The billionaires are stealing our universal everything.
I'm not prescriptive in the order, but I would imagine they're most likely to occur in tandem over a period of years.
It is so cute that you are taking them at their word.
I specifically said I wasn't.