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Umm 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
by nodesocket 9y ago
Umm 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.