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>There isn't an industry with a handful of corporations like Spotify making billions of dollars off your friends' pottery while millions of people spend hours g
by drusepth 6y ago
>There isn't an industry with a handful of corporations like Spotify making billions of dollars off your friends' pottery while millions of people spend hours gazing at it.
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Etsy...? What are social media sites if not just the Spotify for your eyes? Every time you post anything about your pottery to try to drive a sale (or not), the platform gets more free content that directly influences literally billions of their own profits -- and all you get are people spending hours (if you're lucky) gazing at it.
- munificent 6y ago> Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Etsy...? Yes, I would lump all of those in the same general category. (Though the effort it takes to post something on Facebook is much less than the effort to write, perform, and record a song.)
- mulmen 6y agoThe effort to post a song is the same as it is to post anything else. The creation of the song is what takes time. But then it also takes time to create a painting or vase or quilt or whatever else.