Paul Raven on Futurismic describes the futility of authors attempting to reason with nutcases who taunt them about book piracy: “Seriously, people, give it up; you’re tilting at windmills. No, it’s worse than that: you’re tilting at windmill tilters…You cannot defeat these people. Every attempt to do so will be seen as a validation of their efforts, not a discouragement.
Yes, this is the Robin Hood Complex in action. So stop playing Sheriff of Nottingham and focus on winning over the people who really matter: the people who might have bought your book if it were available to them conveniently at a price they consider reasonable.”