Every week I get at least six pitches from new platforms that want to “showcase AI artists.” And every week I laugh. Because the pitch is always the same: “Bring your audience to our platform and get X% of the revenue!” “Join as a founder!" "Revenue share!” Translation: You already built the audience. You already make the content. You already make money. Now please hand us a cut of all three. That’s not a partnership. It takes real nerve to ask a creator for a percentage of their own ecosystem while bringing absolutely nothing new to the table. Here’s the bar, and it’s not high: Bring my work to audiences I can’t reach on my own. Or pay for the content outright. If you can’t do either, there is zero reason for any creator to split their audience and income with you. This industry doesn’t move forward with platforms skimming off the years it takes to build stories, worlds, and communities. It moves forward when someone creates NEW opportunity that benefits both sides. We are not your sales team. We are not your affiliate marketers. We are not your ad budget. Respect the relationship. Bring real value. Or admit you’re just a leech with a landing page.