• Alaknár@sopuli.xyz
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      1 day ago

      Why do you think they keep blowing thelself up?

      I have honestly no clue what you mean. Could you explain?

      You’re mostly supporting the industry that encouraged your favorite artists to kill themselves once they’re not profitable anymore

      Which is why I’m actively searching for the best possible options.

      When I learned that Spotify is fleecing artists, I moved to Tidal.

      Then I learned about the French Qobuz, which pays artists even more, and I switched.

      I support artists on Bandcamp. I buy physical CDs and will soon fire up a vinyl collection.

      I’m aware that 100% of the money I spent on art doesn’t go to the artist, but even if it’s 10%, it’s going to be 100% more than if I resorted to piracy.

      Supporting piracy to show corpos the finger is the equivalent of stealing CDs from a music store, because the store price includes the store’s margin, transport costs, manufacturing costs, and only a (relatively) small percentage goes to the artists.