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I don't think his problem was with the $149,000, but rather, with the trend toward $200 for tens of millions of streaming plays. I.e., it might not be long bef
by tjr 9y ago
I don't think his problem was with the $149,000, but rather, with the trend toward $200 for tens of millions of streaming plays.
I.e., it might not be long before a comparable song with comparable popularity earns him $1000 instead of $150,000.
- sxates 9y agoI have to accept that the value of the work I do may change in time, either up or down. Why do people in the music industry not have to accept that as well? Why are they entitled to the same economics decade after decade, while the rest of the world changes?
- tjr 9y agoI personally think that music is a bad career choice. I started out majoring in music in college 20 years ago before switching to computer science, and while I still enjoy playing and writing and recording music, I enjoy whatever money I may get from it like a bonus. I don't think that music industry people are entitled to anything in particular. I do think there's probably something suboptimal going on with streaming payments. If I were watching payment for my work drop 100x, I would probably be both looking for ways to "correct" that if possible, and looking for other work to do...