We must own our own folklore, pop-culture must belong to everyone. That's why all the original characters we produce for @MountainTownToys@retro.social are CC-BY-SA. That's why our video games are CC-BY-SA, that's why our comics and our podcasts and our TV shows and our fiction are CC-BY-SA (And, let me be clear, I'm not working under the misapprehension that something I make is likely to *become* folklore or pop-culture. I don't really even *want* that. But I want whatever does become popculture and modern folklore to be free to reinterpret and reshape, so I make sure what I create is too.) I will not remove that signal. I will not make another choice. I will not let my fear or anger towards the slop machine prevent me from taking a loud stance in favor of collaboration and shared creativity.