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Originally posted by collin
Taylor DOES NOT EVEN NEED the money from Spotify anyways and neither do the other established artists that are being WHINY and irritating about it  At the end of the day music should be about being accessible to all, not a money pit. |
1) None of our faves NEED any more money. If that's the argument you're using, none of them should go on tour or release new albums.
2) The point is that Lord has the power to make a statement while struggling musicians don't
3) "At the end of the day music should be about being accessible to all, not a money pit." Stupid millennial logic. "If you really love art, you would do it for free!!!!" just betrays a total ignorance about the history of art. Most of the greatest, widely-respected works of art were created on commission (usually for religious or political agendas, eep) or with financial gain in mind.
The idea that people shouldn't make fair money off their work just because they also enjoy it is sad. Imagine the outcry if we suddenly decided a bunch of moronic athletes shouldn't make millions every year just because they "should play baseball for the love of sport!!!"
Only in the last 15 years have people suddenly begun to think they are entitled to the work of creative people. I guess everyone was super rich back when albums were regularly going multiplatinum? Because if you ask anyone why they don't spend money on music, "ohhhh I'm too broke for that!" even though they probably spend $20+ a week on Starbucks, lol. Lame as hell.
Anyways, streaming is obviously the future, but right now it's not an ideal system at all.
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