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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago (9 children)

I might be in the wrong place for this sentiment, but I also seriously want to pay for my music.

[–] ugh 14 points 1 day ago (8 children)

Buy directly from the band to support them because streaming services pay pennies. That's my excuse to buy merch from artists I love. Concert ticket sales don't have very high margins, either.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (7 children)

Duder, you are not wrong. But I also am a) lazy b) busy with a tiny kid c) unlikely to fairly apportion my patronage if left to my own devices.

I hear you. I agree with you. But, in a perfect world, I need to find a service that at least ostensibly aligns with my ideals and allows me centralize my expenses in this area.

Edit: on second thought, my uneducated position is that I’d rather pay cents to everyone whose music I enjoy than 20 bucks to one band whose shirt I wanna wear. I haven’t thought this position through deeply, but this is my first impression of the sitch atm.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

I try to make up for it other ways 🤣

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