whatever will the millionaires do???

  • small44@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Streaming services will never be able to able to pay artists fairely. We should return to buying music

    • PixxlMan@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Largely this is probably true. One large benefit for the consumer with streaming music over buying it is actually that it is cheaper. Significantly cheaper if you listen to a bunch of different things. So if everyone has moved to a method of listening to music that costs less then there has to be less money available to artists (all else being equal).

      Even if 100% of streaming services’ revenue went to artists it could still be less money.

      The problem isn’t Spotify itself, it’s the business model of streaming being way too cheap.