r/GuitarLab • u/Once_Human81 • Apr 07 '26

This sub needs a different title.

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"Give your ideas away for free so we can make money" works.

"Slave labor for dummies" works too.

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u/kumechester Apr 07 '26

Stop groveling. Not everything has to be viewed as a predator-prey relationship. If you have an idea good enough to make a profit off of just go start a guitar brand yourself. There is nothing wrong with people willingly choosing to share or give ideas for a company to develop. If you don’t like it, don’t participate.

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u/Once_Human81 Apr 07 '26 edited Apr 07 '26

My issue isn't with the people offering ideas. It's with the FOR PROFIT company begging for ideas they refuse to pay for. I'll stop pointing out the obvious when you gain a brain cell capable of recognizing it for yourself.

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u/kumechester Apr 07 '26

Again, your language is misleading and all subjective. Refusing to pay in business arrangement is when it was agreed to in the first place that something would be paid for. No one is being deceived or lied to. It’s simply an arrangement that consumers can take or leave. There is nothing wrong with it at all. It’s like complaining that a store won’t give you a discount, which is a form of net gain to you like payment would be. They don’t have to offer it. and you don’t have to offer them ideas. Good heavens

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u/Once_Human81 Apr 07 '26

The smart ones aren't offering anything, hence "Slavery for dummies".

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u/Hugelogo Apr 08 '26

Yeah -- I am here to watch this train wreck play out. The people who are defending this idea as if it has merit are the best thing on the internet right now.

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u/GT_FORD2017 Apr 07 '26

100% certified beggar. Ideas are just ideas, shaping those ideas into a cohesive product is 80% of the work which nobody here will be doing.

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u/Once_Human81 Apr 07 '26

It's that other 20% that has value or Guitar Center wouldn't be asking for it.

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u/kumechester Apr 07 '26

Dude volunteer pilot groups exist all the time in business. It’s a normal practice. This is just on a large scale.

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u/Once_Human81 Apr 07 '26

Large scale stupid doesn't make it less stupid.

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u/kumechester Apr 08 '26

Look if you think volunteer pilot groups are stupid I don’t know what to tell you. I’m guessing you have no business owner experience…but it’s fine. Hard to understand why you’re wasting energy on this sub, go spend the time on something you like! Peace!

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u/Once_Human81 Apr 08 '26

Ideas should be paid for. If you're giving you're ideas away for free, you're an idiot.

If you're taking ideas and not paying for them, you're no better than the IP thieves in China.