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> The problem with this IMO is that some enterprising person will just use regular tailwind (or another utility-css framework like tachyons) and re-implement all of these components and give it out for free, circumventing the license and killing the value of this.

No because I believe that for every enterprising person wanting to circumvent paying for software, there are that many people who want to support the entrepreneurial spirit Adam and company show, and pay for good work. That's what capitalism is suppose to be about at least, anyways.



I wouldn’t bet on that. Most people want things for free and would stole digitized assets if they can go away. In a way what you wrote is true, but I’ll reverse it: for anyone willing to pay, there are many...


Following up on this, it seems like they did quite well.


Capitalism is about making profit. There will be people who feel nice and want to buy this, but it's really not a reliable business model.


Common fallacy. Historically there has been a system of morals that has governed capitalism. Capitalism is about making a profit but also increasing the general welfare. The true capitalist dream is to make tons of money and bring forth great societal good. It's only now where the US has becoming increasingly amoral that we see the "late stage" capitalism we see today.




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