> Swift is talking about "music" as an original work. Patel responds with an irrelevant point about digital copies of music. I didn’t read it as such, I read i

> Swift is talking about "music" as an original work. Patel responds with an irrelevant point about digital copies of music. I didn’t read it as such, I read it as “art” - new, good music I find enjoyable - being produced by so many artists in such quantities to not be rare anymore. There may be only one Taylor Swift but there are hundreds of pop artists around the world who continuously produce music I enjoy comparably (sometimes with the help of the same team that produces Swift songs) and many thousands more with 1 hit or so I enjoy more. People want Swift’s music at a price, but not necessarily at more than that because they have alternatives to listen to that are cheaper. Demand at a current price doesn’t prove that the actual value of something is higher. I think where Swift is unique and rare has just as much to do with the timbre and size of her brand.