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My last thought on the music business model stuff. Part of why music sucks these days (sweeping statement but broadly accurate) is that cost of living and housing crises make it near impossible to sustain the lifestyle of a musician unless you're a bohemian rich kid (the group responsible for the worst of arts and politics).
You can't have a Sonic Youth today because you can't bum around NYC making noise rock and refining your sound for a decade.
An awkward subscription or patronage model is one way to sustain such a lifestyle and I don't blame people for being imaginative re: trying to survive as an artist
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