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You forgot the part where you make no money off the record you put out because digital services pay artists crap and the supply outpaces the demand significantl
by tnecniv 11y ago
You forgot the part where you make no money off the record you put out because digital services pay artists crap and the supply outpaces the demand significantly. That being said, the last 60 or so years have really been an anomaly in how much money you can make from music.
- dharma1 11y agoTrue. But the same could be said about almost everything (last 60 years being been an anomaly in how much money you can make for X) - housing, banking, paintings, vintage wines/cars, etc
- tnecniv 11y agoRight, but twice in the last century the structure of the music industry went fundamental shifts in how revenue is generated. Not many industries can claim that.
- brandonmenc 11y ago> the last 60 or so years have really been an anomaly Correct. Musicians have to figure out how to make money from ways other than selling recordings, just like they did for thousands of years before recording was invented. Recordings aren't scarce anymore, and that's a major net benefit for society.
- tnecniv 11y agoExcept before you either worked for a concert hall, had a patron, or it wasn't your main job. Two of those three options are no longer very viable.