Can you buy models on Printables? That was new to me. I knew it from Cults3D. There are certainly other sites where you can buy high-quality models. Especially with the community-strong Printables, I would doubt that their main interest is in paying creators.
What I meant by that was: If I’m looking for ‘normal’ models, I go to Makerworld first, if I can’t find anything there I go to Printables - and if I can’t find anything there, I go to Thingiverse. (before I had an X1C, I didn’t know Makerworld at all). The models are of a similar quality everywhere. If I’m looking for a high-quality model, complex, lots of parts, maybe for sale - then none of the three platforms is my first choice. So these types of models have always been found elsewhere - and still are.
I don’t think that the print profile function here will stop people from offering these high-quality models here. There have always been other platforms for money-driven creators.
Maybe I’m just too old. For me, 3D printing is first and foremost about the community. That’s why I’m honestly not a particularly big fan of the points system here. I only realised that these points even existed two months after I bought my X1C and being part of Makerworld-Community.
I have nothing to say here anyway. It’s just my opinion that creators shouldn’t have sole power. The greed for money shows that there would be people there who would take advantage of that. Just as there are now people who exploit the current system. There has to be a better solution. And if it’s really about good and paid-for models, then Makerworld also needs a different system - that has nothing to do with the print profiles anyway.