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Soundcloud offers an amazing service that benefits everyone that uses it. In a modern technologically competent socialist society, why can't something like thi
by beebmam 9y ago
Soundcloud offers an amazing service that benefits everyone that uses it. In a modern technologically competent socialist society, why can't something like this be run by the government?
The amount of art that would be lost if soundcloud actually shut down is tremendous. There's a public interest in keeping it around, in my opinion
- nodesocket 9y agoUmm no. Listen, I love SoundCloud, but government tax dollars should not be in the business of providing electronic music. At least US tax dollars, Germany can do what it pleases.
- beebmam 9y agoWhy not? The cost of running Soundcloud is comparable to the cost of one F-35 jet. It would be funding a distribution platform for art. Most of the music on soundcloud is free for anyone to listen to. That's a public benefit, in my opinion.
- icelancer 9y ago>The cost of running Soundcloud is comparable to the cost of one F-35 jet. This comparison is like saying "if all we do is capture 1% of a huge market, we'll be millionaires!" There's quite a bit more to it than simply saying "Build one fewer JSF boondoggle, please. We need to prop up [pet project X]." Considering that comparison is used hundreds of times daily, I might add... it's not exactly scalable. The F-35 is a boondoggle to say the least but I actually think the ROI on it is considerably better than propping up SoundCloud.
- KGIII 9y agoIn their defense, they said, "...something like this..." Of all the things my tax dollars get spent on, promotion and preservation of the arts is an area where I really wish we'd spend more. It's not like we have a shortage of bombers.
- lojack 9y agoBecause there aren't modern technically competent socialist governments that value this art.
- bigbugbag 9y agoThe amount of music that has been lost because soundcloud deleted it to try to get a licensing deal with the industry is already enough. Such a centralized and proprietary service fate is to disappear eventually taking down everything with it. You want this 'art' to stay around, post it directly on archive.org
- jackvalentine 9y ago> You want this 'art' to stay around, post it directly on archive.org I... had never actually thought of that before.
- mychael 9y agoWhy stop at SoundCloud? How about Tumblr, Instagram and YouTube? /s