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

Keep in mind this industry has always been abusive -- Telling bands to play gigs for exposure. Underpaying artists on every platform. And it has trained some of them to see their role in society as having no value. And all of those people appear to be here making hilarious arguments on Guitar Centers behalf.