Yeah, kemono is my biggest nightmare! I cannot even fathom using it. /s Btw, rant incoming.
First of all: leaked ≠ public, get that right. Second of all, is an explanation really needed? Because I'm pretty sure it's kind of obvious why: because it fucks us up in the long run. I might be against paywalling content, but I'm also against needlessly making things harder for us out of lazyness and a cheap need for some kudos.
Shit’s gonna get leaked; it’s impossible for it not to happen, but what do you think is gonna piss off a creator more and cause them to react in a harsher way?:
a) Their private archive link is leaked and contained to just one site, with only a few people getting it and maybe, just maybe, sharing its content through their own links?
b) The link is leaked across multiple sites, giving it a lot more visibility and with pretty much everyone accessing it and downloading their stuff?
Both options will piss them off, but I can assure you B is the one that will make them escalate much sooner. You might argue that all of this is stupid and that the content is getting pirated and shared anyways, but it's not the same.
Look at Gue, his stuff was really annoying to get, but at least it was leaked. Now it isn't leaked anymore. It's barely drip-fed, if you could call it that. All because someone thought it was a good idea to copy his archive link from kemono and post it here.
Hoptia? Pretty much the same thing, and now you can't use his links without requesting access and identifying yourself. And more examples that I'm too lazy to mention as this is going on for too long.
Oh, and it's also not just the creators that might make it harder for us, it's also the trolls. Because the mega link you posted today?
@Stigma fucking called it. It was mass-reported shortly after your post and basenokim's mega account got banned.
It's fucking cause and effect.
TLDR: Want to share and get some kudos? Stop being lazy and be smarter about it. If not, just don't.
