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Yeah, and to extend on this: simply because music has been used in capitalism to make other industries more profitable doesn't imply that music isn't valuable o
by beebmam 5y ago
Yeah, and to extend on this: simply because music has been used in capitalism to make other industries more profitable doesn't imply that music isn't valuable on its own. Music is life enriching for an uncountable number of people, no matter its profitability. Same with Free Software, for that matter.
- __MatrixMan__ 5y agoBut just because it's valuable doesn't mean that there are straightforward and reliable business models available for profiting from its creation/curation/maintenance/whatever. Air is that way too.
- HeyLaughingBoy 5y agoAnd to come full circle back to the original topic: that capitalism itself can enhance discovery. I was introduced to Etta James's music through a Jaguar commercial. In fact, there are quite a few artists I'd never heard of before their music was featured in a commercial, or a TV show or movie.
- not1ofU 5y agoThe first time I heard Imagine (Beatles), was in an advert for Natural Gas. John was probably spinning in his grave.