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586 points greenie_beans | 1 comments | 19 Dec 24 14:12 UTC | HN request time: 0.224s | source

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timoth3y ◴[19 Dec 24 23:01 UTC] No.42466636[source]▶

The entire history of the music business is one of attorneys developing ever more inventive ways of screwing over musicians.

The sad thing (for artists) is that it seems like most Spotify listeners don't care.

Most of our music consumption today seems to be as a kind of background vibe rather than an appreciation of the music itself.

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1. circlefavshape ◴[20 Dec 24 11:27 UTC] No.42470219[source]▶

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> The sad thing (for artists) is that it seems like most Spotify listeners don't care.

The standard risk model for a musical artist is massive-upfront-investment-for-a-tiny-chance-of-payoff-someday. A different model with smaller rewards and lower risks isn't "sad" - if it had existed 30 years ago I might be a professional musician today instead of an engineer

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