A person like this does not have inner reflection the way you're imagining. I vouchsafe this fact to you: he sought external validation immediately, real and imagined, and then moved on to the next pissing contest without ever thinking genuinely about his choices leading up to that display
I feel profoundly incomplete, and always will, until I've put my life's work and entire reputation on the line over an obscure academic point, on which I have violently disagreed with others in the field. Step one, find something I care about that much.
Oh... God damn it, my entire worldview of who sucks and who is cool has big red arrows pointing at where I ended up.
I admit I was only thinking about the output of our largest firms. There's room for that, and I could easily be persuaded that the strength and duration of IP law should be inversely proportional to the size of the IP holder itself. And especially whether it is held by the sole creator, or collectively by private interests. People should own what they personally made, as much as possible under the circumstances.
Honestly with the current pace of cultural output we're at, even 5 years feels generous. What was made in 2019 that still seems terribly relevant... Is there still a brisk trade in Frozen II merch I'm not aware of?
A person like this does not have inner reflection the way you're imagining. I vouchsafe this fact to you: he sought external validation immediately, real and imagined, and then moved on to the next pissing contest without ever thinking genuinely about his choices leading up to that display